Origins of Slavery Vocabulary
Origins of slavery vocabulary
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- orator
- one distinguished for skill and power as a public speaker
- dregs
- sediment and particulate left after liquid is poured out, drunk, or evaporates
- mode
- method, usual procedures
- lithe
- easily bent or flexed
- detection
- being found out, discovered
- languished
- to become depressed, weak, dispirited, neglected
- farmhand
- someone who does manual labor to run a farm, often male
- enslaved
- to become the property of a human being, and dehumanized yourself
- slavery
- the practice of enslaving human beings, prehistorical in origin
- vivid
- producing distinct mental images
- cunning
- characterized by wililness, trickery, crafty to achieve an end
- tone
- style or manner of expression in reading and writing
- slave breaker
- an individual, often the overseer, charged with maintaining acceptable order and attitude among the slaves, frequently employ violent means to enforce compliance
- plantation
- a large cash crop enterprise that relies on human labor, historically enslaved, for profit
- whipping
- to strike with a slender, lithe instrument such as a lash, switch, or rod as a punishment
- brute
- a beast, savage, cruel, animal-like, purely physical
- abolitionist
- supporter of the abolishment of slavery
- narrative
- telling a story, often in one's own words
- disposition
- mood and attitude
- lingering
- to be slow in parting or quitting