AP LANG 2 ALL THE VOCAB FOR DOUGLASS' NARRATIVE

Question 1

writhe

Answer 1

to twist or squirm, especially as a result of severe pain

Question 2

scourge

Answer 2

something causing misery or death

Question 3

evince

Answer 3

to indicate something by action or implication

Question 4

infidel

Answer 4

someone who does not believe in a major religion

Question 5

imprudent

Answer 5

showing no care or judgment

Question 6

append

Answer 6

to add extra information

Question 7

caricature

Answer 7

a comic exaggeration of someone or something

Question 8

privation

Answer 8

lacking in basic life necessities (food, housing, etc.)

Question 9

staid

Answer 9

sober and steady in habits and temperament

Question 10

languish

Answer 10

to undergo hardship as a result of being deprived of something (attention,
independence, freedom)

Question 11

reprove

Answer 11

to speak to somebody in a way that shows disapproval

Question 12

redress

Answer 12

to adjust a situation in order to make things fair or equal

Question 13

libels

Answer 13

the making of false and damaging statements about somebody

Question 14

servile

Answer 14

too willing to agree with somebody or to do anything that somebody wants,
however demeaning

Question 15

stint

Answer 15

to skimp in offering, providing or giving something

Question 16

vestige

Answer 16

a trace or sign of something that is no longer present

Question 17

pernicious

Answer 17

causing great harm, destruction, or death

Question 18

divest

Answer 18

to take away something from another person, especially status or power

Question 19

profligate

Answer 19

extremely extravagant or wasteful

Question 20

dissipation

Answer 20

overindulgence in the pursuit of physical pleasures, or squandering of
money

Question 21

goad

Answer 21

to provoke or incite somebody into action

Question 22

debase

Answer 22

to reduce to somebody in status, significance, or moral worth

Question 23

feasible

Answer 23

capable of being achieved or put into effect

Question 24

lax

Answer 24

not strict or careful enough

Question 25

discordant

Answer 25

in disagreement or disharmony

Question 26

Writhe

Answer 26

to twist or squirm, especially as a result of severe pain