Letter from Birmingham Jail Vocab

Deplore

express strong disapproval of

Moratorium

suspension of an ongoing activity

Unfettered

not bound or restrained, as by shackles and chains

Gadfly

a persistently annoying person

Lamentable

bad; unfortunate

Affluent

having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

Relegate

assign to a lower position

Existential

relating to or dealing with the state of being

Sublime

inspiring awe

Plight

a situation from which extrication is difficult

Precipitate

bring about abruptly

Stagnation

a state of inactivity

Elegy

a mournful poem; a lament for the dead

Complacency

the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself

Repudiate

reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust

Incorrigible

impervious to correction by punishment

Emulate

strive to equal or match, especially by imitating

Zeitgeist

the spirit of the time

Latent

not presently active

Languish

lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief

Admonish

counsel in terms of someone's behavior

Blatant

without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious

Pious

having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity

Sanctimonious

excessively or hypocritically pious

Secular

characteristic of this world rather than the spiritual world

Clarion

loud and clear

Mores

the conventions embodying the fundamental values of a group

Inextricably

in a manner incapable of being disentangled or untied

Profundity

intellectual depth; penetrating knowledge

Scintillating

having brief brilliant points or flashes of light