Frederick Douglass and Martin Luther King, Jr.
Lessons 1 and 2 vocabulary for Fifth Course for Vocabulary Workshop workbook by Holt, Rinehart and Winston
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- Dissolute
- Lacking moral restraint, very wicked, immoral, undisciplined
- Introspective
- Given to examination of one's own thoughts and feelings, contemplative
- Evoke
- To call forth, to bring out, to elicit, to produce (a reaction)
- Accentuate
- To emphasize, to heighten the effect of, to pronounce or mark with an accent
- Prologue
- Introductory lines of a play, the preface to a literary work, an introductory or preceding event
- Misanthrope
- An individual who dislikes or distrusts other human beings
- Terse
- Brief and to the point (in writing or speaking), concise
- Incongruous
- Not suitable or appropriate, not consistent, not conforming to a pattern
- Perpetuate
- To make perpetual, ongoing or constant, to cause to be remembered
- Comprehensive
- Of wide scope, inclusive, thorough
- Ambiguous
- Having more than one possible meaning, uncertain, vague or unclear
- Laudable
- Praiseworthy, commendable
- Lucid
- Easily understood, clear, rational and sane
- Epithet
- A word or phrase that describes or characterizes a person or thing, a descriptive name
- Allegory
- A symbolic story in which people, settings, or actions represent ideas or moral qualities
- Provocative
- Stimulating, pushing or tending toward action, thought, or strong feeling
- Conjecture
- An opinion without proof, guesswork, to specualte, to guess
- Protagonist
- The main character in a story or play, a person who plays a leading or active part in something
- Despicable
- Contemptible, deserving of scorn, vile
- Vernacular
- The native language or dialect of a country or region, everyday or informal language, using everyday language
- Rhetorical
- The effective use of words (particularly in prose composition) designed to be impressive, showy and oratorical
- Foreshadow
- To indicate or suggest beforehand, to give a warning of
- Intricacy
- Condition or state of being complex, involved, or detailed, elaborateness
- Evasive
- Avoiding by cleverness, not straightforward, misleading
- Ferocity
- The quality or state of being fierce, savage, or relentless
- Scrutinize
- To examine closely or critically
- Symposium
- A meeting for discussing a particular subject, a collection of writings on a subject
- Usurp
- To take (power, rights, position, etc.) by force, wrongfully, or without rights
- Felicitous
- Well chosen for the occasion, appropriate, apt, having an agreeable or delightful manner of writing or speaking
- Infer
- To conclude on the basis of reasoning or observation