MLK vocab quiz

affiliate

associated in a dependent or subordinate position

cognizant

having special or certain knowledge often from firsthand sources

deplore

to feel or express grief for

moratorium

a suspension of activity, delay

gadfly

an annoying person who stimulates or provokes others

conniving

conspiring, plotting

precipitate

to bring about abruptly

vitriol

something written or spoken regarded as harsh and burning

stagnation

staying still, not flowing

complacent

self satisfied, unconcerned

perilous

dangerous

repudiate

to seperate from, to renounce utterly

zeitgeist

the general intellectual, moral, and cultural climate of an era (german)

latent

lying hidden

ominous

foreboding or foreshadowing evil

tortuous

marked by repeated twists, turns, and bends

leaven

something that lightens or causes to rise

sublime

lofty, grand, or exalted in thought

provincial

having a narrow, unsophisticated outlook

gainsay

deny

fetter

chain

corrode

to eat away, gnaw

reiterate

repeat