"Speech in the Virginia Convention" Vocabulary

to honor, to regard with respect

• Revere

• Solace

• Siren

• Insidious

a dangerous, attractive mermaid who lures sailors to their deaths

• Reconciliation

• Insidious

• Solace

• Siren

comfort, relief

• Entreaty

• Martial

• Solace

• Prostrate

stealthily treacherous or deceitful; sneaky

• Insidious

• Prostrate

• Entreaty

• Supplication

the act of agreement after a quarrel, the resolution of a dispute

• Adversary

• Vigilant

• Spurn

• Reconciliation

the act of conquering or bringing under control; enslavement

• Interposition

• Subjugation

• Entreaty

• Vigilant

warlike; relating to the military

• Inestimable

• Solace

• Martial

• Irresolute

a plea, an earnest request

• Martial

• Tyrannical

• Entreaty

• Spurn

a humble request for help from someone in authority, prayer

• Supplication

• Adversary

• Tyrannical

• Martial

to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to

• Revere

• Remonstrate

• Interposition

• Solace