| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Abolitionist | a person who wanted to end slavery in the United States |
| Obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| perdition | entire loss |
| Epoch | (n.) a distinct period of time, ere, age |
| redress | relief from wrong or injury |
| Cudgel | A short thick stick used as a club. |
| depravity | extreme corruption; wickedness; V. deprave |
| Sloop | boat with one sail |
| pernicious | Tending to kill or hurt. |
| Blashphemy | a thought, word, or act that makes fun of or shows contempt or hatred for God, the Church, and the saints, or sacred objects |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed; indescribable or unutterable |
| ell | n a unit of length |
| blighting | plant disease |
| stratagems | schemes, tricks |
| insurrection | The state of being in active resistance to authority. |
| fodder | food for horses or cattle; raw materials |
| urchin | A roguish, mischievous boy. |
| dregs | the last remaining part |
| quailed | shrink back in fear, cower |
| vestige | A visible trace, mark, or impression, of something absent, lost, or gone. |
| impertinent | adj. rude and not showing respect for sb who is older or more important |
| palpably | Capable of being handled, touched, or felt; tangible; perceptively |
| libels | lies that are printed |
| maxim | n. A principle accepted as true and acted on as a rule or guide. |
| odiousness | highly offensive, repugnant, disguisting |
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