Vocabulary for Douglass’s Narrative

want

deficiency, lack

invariably

always, on every occasion

conjecture

to guess, to infer or surmise

Providence 

divine guidance or care. When capitalized, Providence is a reference to God conceived as the power sustaining and guiding human destiny

reverberate

to resound, to become filled with sound

ineffable

unspeakable, so extreme it cant be expressed with words

sunder

to separate or split apart, especially in a violent way

imbibe

to drink or absorb, to receive into the mind

obdurate

hardened in feeling, stubbornly unwilling to change an opinion or action

sparingly

using very little of something, moderately

consummate

having the characteristics of a perfect example of something, complete or perfect in every detail

expedient

a means for getting something done, a tactic for solving a problem

incur

to being a negative consequence down upon oneself, to cause oneself to experience something negative

unabated

undiminished, not reduced

vindication

the act of justifying something