MLK vocab 1-15

Forbearance – Patience or self-control

Sanction – Official approval or punishment

Provincial – Narrow-minded or from a small area

Gainsay – To deny or argue against

Moratorium – A temporary stop or pause

Nonviolence – Peaceful resistance, no violence

Gadfly – Someone who annoys or provokes change

Segregationist – Someone who supports racial separation

Relegate – To put in a lower position

Existential – Related to existence or meaning in life

Sublime – Beautiful, inspiring, or amazing

Precipitate – To cause something to happen suddenly

Complacency – Being too satisfied and not wanting to improve

Repudiate – To reject or refuse to accept

Incorrigible – Impossible to change or fix