“Letter from Birmingham”Jail Vocab

stagnation

a state of inactivity

percipitate

to bring up quickly or abruptly

plight

a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation

sublime

exalted, noble, uplifting, inspiring awe

estrangement

state of being seperated or kept at a distance: the feeling of being alienated from other people

existential

relating to or dealing with existence and the state of being

relegate

to assign a lower position

paradoxical

something that appears false or contridictory but is actually correct

harried

troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances

affluent

having an abundant supply of money or possesions of value

segregation

seperation or people based in racial, ethnic, or othet diffrences

unduly

improperly, unjustly, beyond a necessary degree, excessivly

lamentable

regretable, unfortunat

gadfly

an irritating and persistant person

unfettered

free from restraints, liberated

nonviolence

peaceful resistance to a government

moratorium

a suspension of activity: an authorized delay

gainsay

to deny, contradict, convert, to dispute, oppose, to take exeption to

deplore

to feel or express strong dissaproval of

untimely

to soon: earlier that expected