Collection 3: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave

As you read the autobiographical "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave," learn this word list. Here are links to lists for texts in Grade 8's Collection 3: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad, The Drummer Boy of Shiloh, Bloody Times, O Captain! My Captain!
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  1. depravity
    moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
  2. commence
    set in motion, cause to start
  3. chattel
    personal property, as opposed to real estate
  4. precept
    a rule of personal conduct
  5. apprehension
    fearful expectation or anticipation
  6. prudence
    discretion in practical affairs
  7. orator
    a person who delivers a speech
  8. Richard Brinsley Sheridan
    Irish playwright remembered for his satirical comedies of manners (1751-1816)
  9. emancipation
    freeing someone from the control of another
  10. unabated
    continuing at full strength or intensity
  11. denunciation
    a public act of condemnation
  12. vindication
    the justification for some act or belief
  13. abhor
    feel hatred or disgust toward
  14. anguish
    extreme distress of body or mind
  15. wretched
    of very poor quality or condition
Created on Wed Jul 09 14:34:46 EDT 2014 (updated Thu Jul 10 13:34:18 EDT 2014)

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