Vocabulary from Literature of the Civil Rights Movement

Flashcards to help learn key vocabulary from the Literature of the Civil Rights Movement.

prosperity

good fortune, success

idly

without taking action

postpone

delay; put off for later

stagnation

inactivity

complacency

self-satisfaction

yearning

deep longing

languished

weakened, wasted away

hallowed

holy or sacred

tribulations

great trouble or misery

redemptive

serving to make amends

oppression

cruel or unjust treatment by others

exalted

elevated or lifted up

exploitation

taking unfair advantage of someone’s work

delude

mislead or fool

reciprocal

mutual

conscience

sense of right or wrong

absolute

total

sheer

utterly complete; unmitigated

adamant

stubborn, unchanging

captivity

imprisonment

manipulation

controlling someone in an indirect, dishonest way

incompetent

not capable or skilled

repression

subduing someone by force