Frederick Douglass Lists 1 and 2 (copy)

impertinent (adj)

impertinent (adj)

intrusive, rude, uncivil

odiousness (n)

the state or quality of deserving hatred or being offensive

deference (n)

respectful submission or yielding to the judgement, opinion, or will of another

cudgel (n)(v)

a short, thick, stick; v. to beat

privation (n)

lack of the comforts and necessities of life

blasphemy (n)

impious, an utterance or action concerning sacred things

rapturous (adj)

full of joy or delight

jargon (n)

vocabulary peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group

obdurate (adj)

unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings

maxim (n)

a principle or rule of conduct, a general truth, a short, wise saying

execrate (v)

to detest utterly; to curse

barbarity (n)

brutal or inhuman conduct; cruelty

expedient (n)

means to an end; suitable for the purpose

abhorrence (n)

utter loathing; extreme repugnance

blighting (n)

cause of impairment, destruction, ruin, frustration

emaciated (adj)

thin, wasted, puny, gaunt

depravity (n)

corrupt, degenerate

chattel (n)

Movable article of personal property; a slave

urchins (n)

mischievous boys

emancipation (n)

liberation, deliverance, freedom