The Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass

Vocab words through chapter 1, 2

memoir

historical account or biography

non-fiction

true or factual

inquiry

question

impertinent

sassy

hinder

delay or obstruct

sloop

single-mast sailboat

coarse

rough

obdurate

stubborn

halting

slow and hesitant

esteemed

admired

cultivated

grow (as in plants)

virtue

moral excellence

vice

moral failing (bad habit)

maxim

general truth

quarrel

to argue

dozen

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warrent

legal document for arrest or search

debase

reduse inequality

artful

clever in a tricky way

dread

anticipate w/ fear

leisture

free time for enjoyment

trough

feeding dish for animals

earnest

honest, truthful,sincere

imposing

intimidating appearance

providence

when you can see that God is working through people (The hand of God)

Resided

lived

atrocious

horrifyingly wicked

internal

relating to hell

commenced

started

opposition

resistance

strateger

plan or scheme

chattel

property

divest

take away someone’s power or rights

cease

stop

unabated

no reduction in intensity

disposal

to get rid of

apprehension

feeling of being worried

matron

a married women, an older women

kindred

a special connection

hearth

area in front of a fireplace