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My Friend Douglass
100
Short and to the point
What is concise
100
To remove the water from
What is dehydrate
100
Hide under false apperance
What does 'dissemble mean? “I shrieked, “dissemble no more! I admit the deed! Tear up the planks!”
100
inactive, moving, active etc.
What is a synonym for repose "...placed my own seat upon the very spot beneath which reposed the corpse of the victim”.
100
obscurity: the state of being unknown, inconspicuous, or unimportant
"That was something they had in common, a shared experience that helped each of them rise from ------- to greatness". which word best fits in the sentence: obscurity, poverty, fame
200
Very painful
What is excruciating
200
to wire of equip with electric power
What is electrify
200
repose
What is to be inactive
200
the act of deceiving
What does dissimulation mean? “You should have seen how wisely I proceeded-with what caution-with what foresight-with what dissimulation I went to work.”
200
exalted: placed at a high or powerful level; held in high regard
Which word best fits the sentence: exalted, important, special "In the 1870s, Douglass moved with his family to Washington, D.C., where he edited a newspaper, held a succession of federal appointments, and clearly enjoyed his exalted position as an elder statesman of America’s black citizens".
300
To install in an office with a formal ceremony
What is inaugurate
300
To take or receive from a source
What is derive
300
a small irritation, disturbance
What does 'vex' mean? “This however, did not vex me, it could not be heard through the wall”.
300
in a fierce manner
What does vehemently mean? “I talked more quickly, more vehemently, but the noise steadily increased”.
300
the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation.
What is emancipation?
400
A fictitious name used by an author; pen name
What is pseudonym
400
To give up or given in to; to yield
What is succumb
400
profound
What is situated at or extending to great depth
400
Situated at or extending to great depth, having deep meaning
What does 'profound' mean? “So you see he would have been a very profound old man, indeed, to suspect that every night just at twelve, I looked upon him while he slept”.
400
praise, approve, exalt, allow, welcome, approve denounce=publicly declare to be wrong or evil/to inform against
What is an antonym for denouncing ?
500
To cause the lowering of self-esteem; to lower in reputation or character
What is demean
500
Done in a hurry and with little attention to detail
What is cursory
500
A detail that is considered insignificant
What does 'trifle' mean? “I arose and argued about trifles in a high key and with violent gesticulations, but the noise steadily increased”.
500
a lie, deception, dishonesty, indirect, untrustworthy
What is a synonym for 'dissimulation'?
500
Laws supporting separation between races. States passed laws that placed a number of restrictions on African Americans. Laws limited black advancement and ultimately gave blacks the status of second-class citizens.
What were Jim Crow laws? (example or definition)