Letter from Birmingham Jail

Advocate

To publicly support or recommend a particular cause or policy.

Affluent

Having a great deal of money; wealthy.

Anesthetize

To psychologically numb or deaden; to make indifferent or insensitive.

Cognizant

Having knowledge or awareness of something.

Complacency

A feeling of smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements.

Deplore

To feel or express strong disapproval of something.

Elegy

A poem or song of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.

Harried

Feeling strained as a result of having demands persistently made on one; harassed.

Impel

Drive, force, or urge (someone) to do something.

Incorrigible

Not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed.

Lamentably

Regrettably; in a manner deserving of regret or disappointment.

Precipitate

To cause (an event or situation, typically one that is bad or undesirable) to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely.

Repudiate

To refuse to accept or be associated with; to reject as untrue or unjust.

Scintillating

Shining brightly; sparkling.

Sublime

Of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe.