douglass vocab
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marytoomey94 on November 1, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| indispensable | not subject to being set aside or neglected |
| obdurate | a : stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing b : hardened in feelings |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder; also : affected or ingratiating regard for another's wishes |
| maxim | 1 a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct 2. a proverbial saying |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| galling | markedly irritating : vexing |
| perish | to become destroyed or ruined : cease to exist |
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
| compelled | to drive or urge forcefully or irresistibly |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| conjecture | inference from defective or presumptive evidence |
| rapturous | an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion |
| diligent | characterized by steady, earnest, and energetic effort : painstaking |
| fiendish | perversely diabolical |
| untimely | before the due, natural, or proper time : prematurely |
| perpetrator | produce, perform, or execute (something likened to a crime) |
| scurf | thin dry scales detached from the epidermis especially in an abnormal skin condition |
| servile | of or befitting a slave or a menial positio |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt |
| cudgel | a short heavy club |
| brook (v) | to stand for : tolerate |
| jargon | confused unintelligible language |
| imposing | impressive in size, bearing, dignity, or grandeur |
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