Collection 2: A Vindication of the Rights of Woman

As you read Mary Wollstonecraft's "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman," learn this word list. Here are links to lists for texts in Grade 12's Collection 2: The Wife of Bath's Tale, Mallam Sile, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, Saudi Women Take the Wheel, The Men We Carry in Our Minds
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  1. vindication
    the justification for some act or belief
  2. specious
    plausible but false
  3. homage
    respectful deference
  4. treatise
    a formal text that treats a particular topic systematically
  5. abrogate
    revoke formally
  6. inveigh
    complain bitterly
  7. ardor
    a feeling of strong eagerness
  8. susceptibility
    the state of being easily affected
  9. epithet
    descriptive word or phrase
  10. accomplishment
    an ability that has been acquired by training
  11. libertine
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  12. seraglio
    a harem
  13. bugbear
    an object of dread or apprehension
  14. confound
    mistake one thing for another
  15. reverie
    absentminded dreaming while awake
  16. Rousseau
    French philosopher and writer born in Switzerland
  17. congenial
    suitable to your needs
  18. dissimulation
    the act of deceiving
  19. Solomon
    son of David and king of Israel noted for his wisdom
  20. languish
    lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
Created on Fri Jul 04 00:23:48 EDT 2014 (updated Fri Jul 04 11:34:06 EDT 2014)

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