Frederick douglass autobiography chapter 2
Frederick douglass autobiography chapter 2
Books by frederick douglass.
Chapter 2
Vocabulary:
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1. Jargon (Pg.16)- Expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand
"This they would sing, as a chorus, to words which to many would seem unmeaning jargon, but which, nevertheless, were full of meaning to themselves."
2.Recurrence (Pg.17)- To happen or occur again or repeatedly
"The mere recurrence to those songs, even now, afflicts me; and while I am writing these lines, an expression of feeling has already found its way down my cheek."
3.Reverberate (Pg.16)- Be repeated several times as an echo.
"While on their way, they would make the dense old woods, for miles around, reverberate with their wild songs, revealing at once the highest joy and the deepest sadness."
4.Obdurate (Pg.17)- Refusing to change one's opinion or course of action.
“There is no flesh in his obdurate heart.”
5.Desolate (P.17)- Deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness.
On the List:
1. Jargon (Pg.16)- Expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand
"This they would sing, as a chorus, to words which to many would seem unmeaning jargon, but which, nevertheless, were full of meaning to themselves."
2.Recurrence (Pg.17)- To happen or occur again or repeatedly
"The mere recurrence to those songs, even now, afflicts me; and while I am writing these lines, an expression of feeling has already found its way down my cheek."
3.Reverberate (Pg.16)- Be repeated several times as an echo.
"While on their way, they would make the dense old woods, for miles around, reverberate with their wild songs, revealing at once the highest joy and the deepest sadness."
4.Obdurate (Pg.17)- Refusing to change one's opinion or course of action.
“There is no flesh in his obdurate heart.”
5.Desolate (P.17)- Deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness.