Synonyms
Praise, Glorify, Elevate
Exalt
A synonym for "cut," it's another three-letter word word that means to chop down or carve into shape
Hew
"But one hundred years later, the Negro is still not free; one hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the __________ of segregation and the chains of discrimination."
Manacles
Seeing these kinds of sentences, which continue well past the point where they needed end punctuation, makes me feel like I need to do a better job teaching grammar
Run-on sentences
A complete sentence
Sentence fragment
Capable or worthy of being saved, rescued, or liberated
Redemptive
John Lewis' parents were this type of farmer – because they worked the land, but didn't own it, they were able to make very little money
Sharecropper
"Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy; now is the time to rise from the dark and __________ valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice."
Desolate
These kinds of sentences, which are technically run-ons but which are held together (incorrectly) by a comma, make me resolve to bump up the lesson on semicolons
Comma splice
Slice
Splice
Obstacle or barrier. Or, if you remember your Quiz #1 words -- intrusion
Interposition
You'd probably get your hands dirty removing these -- they're a synonym for "handcuffs" and they sound somewhat like "shackles"
Manacles
"My mother and father and many of my relatives had been __________. They had been tenant farmers, like so many people in the South."
Sharecroppers
Sometimes, when you get home from school, all you want to do is lie down on the couch and do this eight-letter word for the rest of the day
Languish
A note that says you made every payment in full
Promissory note
A vast and grand amount. A copious amount. A whole bunch of something
Prodigious
It would be tough to grow anything in this type of land, best described by an adjective that starts with "d" and means "Completely devoid of human connectivity and joy"
Desolate
"My parents told me in the very beginning - as a young child when I raised the question about __________ and racial discrimination, they told me not to get in the way, not to get in trouble, not to make any noise."
Segregation
Other d-word synonyms for this d-word include "decline," "deteriorate," and "decay." But you want to avoid it no matter how it's spelled
Degenerate
To be energetic, vital, and vigorous
Languish
A cancelation or abolition
Nullification
You'd definitely get your hands dirty climbing the type of tree that bears cones instead of nuts or acorns
Coniferous
"For many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny. And they have come to realize that their freedom is __________ bound to our freedom."
Inextricably
Having this superfluous organ removed might make you feel lightheaded or queasy, depending on the anesthesia they gave you at the hospital
Appendix
The quality of being righteously calm and at peace. Other antonyms include tranquility and delightfulness
Indignation