Book Vocab

Impertinent – Disrespectfully rude

Intimation – Subtle hint or suggestion

Odiousness – Deep disgust or hatred

Mulatto – A person of mixed white and Black ancestry

Deference – Humble respect or submission

Sloop – A small, single-masted sailing ship

Evinced – Clearly showed or demonstrated

Privation – Severe lack of basic needs

Ineffable – Too great to be expressed in words

Obdurate – Stubbornly resistant to change

Ascertain – Determine through investigation

Eminent – Highly respected and well-known

Immutable – Unchanging over time

Consummate – Complete or perfect in every way

Subversion – Undermining or overthrowing authority

Galling – Extremely irritating or frustrating

Odium – Widespread hatred or disgrace

Depravity – Moral corruption or wickedness

Chattel – Personal property, often referring to slaves

Profligate – Recklessly wasteful or immoral

Dissipation – Overindulgence in pleasures, leading to decline

Moldering – Slowly decaying or crumbling