fredrick douglas vocab test

intimation

a hint or sign of something

confer

to give something such as a title, honor, or favpr to somebody

reverberate

to echo repeatedly, to have a far reaching or lasting impact

ineffable

incapable of being expressed in words

acertain

to find out something with certainty

obdurate/obduracy

not easily influenced or persuaded/ not influenced by emotions, especially not inclined to feel sympathy or pity

impudent/impudence

showing a lack of respect and excessive boldness

emaciated

extremely thin especially b/c of starvation or illness

unabated

still as forceful and intense

abound

containing something in large number or amounts