| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Chattle | noun: a slave |
| Impetus | noun: a force that moves something along |
| Barbarity | an act or instance of cruelty and inhumanity |
| Blasphemy | noun: the crime of assuming to oneself the rights or qualities of God |
| Obdurate | adj: unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding |
| Maxim | noun: an expression of a general truth or principle |
| Imprudence | noun: The quality or condition of being unwise or indiscreet |
| Subversion | noun: to cause the downfall, ruin, or destruction of |
| Censure | noun: strong or vehement expression of disapproval |
| Scanty | adj: scant in amount, quantity, etc |
| Servility | adj: characteristic of, proper to, or customary for slaves; abject |
| Vestige | noun: a mark, trace, or visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence |
| Incur | verb: to bring or take upon oneself |
| Fester | verb: to cause ulceration, as a foreign body in the flesh |
| Rapture | noun: ecstatic joy or delight; joyful ecstasy |
| Injurious | adj: harmful, hurtful, or detrimental, as in effect |
| Pious | adj: characterized by a hypocritical concern with virtue or religious devotion; sanctimonious |
| Denunciation | noun: an accusation of crime before a public prosecutor or tribunal |
| Vindicate | verb: to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like |
| Tedious | adj: long and tiresome |
| Degraded | adj: reduced in quality or value; debased; vulgarized |
| Valuation | noun: an estimated value or worth |
| Callous | adj: made hard; hardened |
| Disposition | noun: physical inclination or tendency |
| Pretense | noun: a false show of something |
| Compel | verb: to overpower |
| Dregs | noun: a small remnant; any small quantity |
| Mooring | noun: a place where a ship, boat, or aircraft may be moored |
| Insensible | adj: without or not subject to a particular feeling or sensation |
| Consent | noun: permission, approval, or agreement; compliance; acquiescence |
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