Vocabulary two: Frederick Douglass

Inquiry

An act of asking for information

Obdurate

Stubbornly refusing to change one’s mind

Esteemed

Held in great respect; admired

Virtue

Behavior showing high moral standards

Maxim

A short statement expressing a general rule

Dabase

To reduce the quality of something

Leisure

Free time for enjoyment

Earnest

Showing sincerity

Commence

To begin or start

Stratagem

A clever plan or scheme to outwit another

Chattel

A personal possession; property other than real estate

Divest

Deprive someone of power, right, or possessions

Tumultuous

Excited, confused, or disorderly noises

Ambiguous

Having more than one clear meaning

Vice

Immoral or wicked behavior