Glossary

a person who supported the movement to give slaves their freedom before and during the American Civil War

to state that something is a fact

statement of agreement

greatly distressed; terribly upset; dismayed

amazing

City from Old Testament Biblical days

violent and cruel

 

to pass something down to another; to give something to another

wounding or cutting; in this case it is used as a figure of speech; example biting words

speaking about God in a negative way

to attack with words

talking or writing in which the speaker/writer tries to sound more grand than they really are

violent; animal like; cruel

something that hangs above something else; in this case heaven in the sky hanging above the earth

to cut or split

to admit defeat or wrongness

ideas or beliefs that a person holds, usually refers to religious beliefs

crafty, untruthful, tricky

 

refers in this case to skill in math

to say something or someone is wrong in their actions or words

to publicly speak out against something or someone

a type of government where one person has complete power over the country

being very religious

when things are not equal among different groups of people

being able to speak well, in an intelligent way

performing an act

having the right to

to talk in a way that is misleading

chains with cuffs around the wrists and ankles that were used to keep slaves from running away

to remove the skin from something

doing something that makes someone be afraid or nervous

 

complete; a large amount of

prentending to feel one way about something when you really feel another way

to light up; to cast light on something

doing sinful or wrong things

very rude; acting in an offensive way

saying something that means something else

can't get it back; can't be fixed

feeling great happiness and joy

a celebration

sorrow, regret, grief about something

gladness, happiness

to make fun of something or someone in a negative way

countries or kingdoms ruled by a king or queen

refusing to change your mind about something even if it is hurtful to others

not as important as something else

to cause or make something happen

to try to make someone change their mind about something

sad or pitiful sounding

to say something in a sure manner

well-behaved, well-mannered

to scold someone because of something they have said or done

to blame, to show someone that you are unhappy with their behavior

to wake someone up or to cause excitement

not having interest or belief in something that is supposed to be sacred (holy or important)

to say or do something in a way that causes pain or distress; to say something in a 'burning' way

to be forced to serve someone

something that is not what it is supposed to be; trickery

acting or being dignified

sadly, seriously

a government created law

not excitable, not easily upset

to break apart

commontion, confusion; loud and disordered

dry and shriveling; saying something to someone that makes them feel awful

Jerusalem; another biblical reference in the speech