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WorksheetsFrederick Douglass Vocabulary Quiz 2
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
ignorant
order by virtue of superior authority; decree
make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude
lacking knowledge of a specific field
extremely evil or cruel
sloop
a sailing vessel with a single mast
make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude
without change, in every case
order by virtue of superior authority; decree
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He seemed to take pleasure in manifesting his fiendish barbarity.
reveal its presence or make an appearance
the guardianship and control exercised by a deity
regard highly; think much of
feeling great delight
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Few privileges were esteemed higher, by the slaves of the out-farms, than that of being selected to do errands at the Great House Farm.
a sailing vessel with a single mast
the act of stripping someone of food, money, or rights
profane language
regard highly; think much of
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Called thus suddenly away, she left me without the slightest intimation of who my father was.
without change, in every case
a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
a club that is used as a weapon
a slight suggestion or vague understanding
odious
a slight suggestion or vague understanding
improperly forward or bold
lacking knowledge of a specific field
extremely repulsive or unpleasant
infernal
the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence
extremely evil or cruel
the act of stripping someone of food, money, or rights
a beam used to support a floor or ceiling
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The field was the place to witness his cruelty and profanity. His presence made it both the field of blood and of blasphemy.
a club that is used as a weapon
profane language
give expression to
a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
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The whisper that my master was my father, may or may not be true; and, true or false, it is of but little consequence to my purpose whilst the fact remains, in all its glaring odiousness, that slaveholders have ordained, and by law established, that the children of slave women shall in all cases follow the condition of their mothers...
a club that is used as a weapon
an inclination to favor one group or view over alternatives
improperly forward or bold
order by virtue of superior authority; decree
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There were no beds given the slaves, unless one coarse blanket be considered such, and none but the men and women had these. This, however, is not considered a very great privation.
the act of stripping someone of food, money, or rights
regard highly; think much of
without change, in every case
extremely repulsive or unpleasant
