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Edwards
Equiano
Capt. Smith
Bonus Words
Terms
100
Something that can inject poison is said to be this.
What is venomous?
100
Plentiful in number.
What is copious?
100
To be filled with wonder or look at with awe.
What is marvel?
100
The roof of your mouth.
What is your palate?
100
The main answer or claim to a question, and required in the introduction of an essay.
What is a thesis?
200
To regard with disgust or hate is to do this.
What is to abhor?
200
If you get home in one piece, you arrive safe and this word.
What is sound?
200
To remove from their position.
What is to depose?
200
To make a public request, or be attractive or interesting.
What is appeal?
200
The ship voyage bringing slaves from Africa to the West Indies and Americas.
What is the Middle Passage?
300
To sharpen your knife or appetite is to do this.
What is whet?
300
A chain or manacle restraint, usually around the ankles.
What are fetters?
300
A work or project, or to work hard at a task.
What is endeavor?
300
Something a religious leader would give, or a lecture your parent gives you.
What is a sermon?
300
A persuasive appeal to some one's morals and ethics.
What is ethos?
400
To lessen in amount or intensity, like a storm might.
What is abate?
400
Greed
What is avarice?
400
Food or provisions.
What are victuals?
400
Shelter or somewhere to stay.
What is a lodging?
400
A persuasive appeal to some one's emotion and sympathy.
What is pathos?
500
This word includes the root that means "to write" and means to give credit for something to a cause or person.
What is to ascribe?
500
In name only.
What is nominal?
500
To steal, usually items of little value, like pencils from Mrs. Castille.
What is to pilfer?
500
Facial expression.
What is countenance?
500
A persuasive appeal using logic and statistics.
What is logos?