| A | B |
|---|
| berth | a position, a place, office |
| meager | poor, not full or rich, inadequate in amount |
| sharecropper | a person who lives and works land, owned by another |
| passively | taking no part, inactive |
| menial | of or fit for servants, requiring little to no skills |
| prosperous | successful, well-off |
| odds | difference in favor of one side and against the other |
| pleas | requests, asking for something |
| venerable | worthy of respect because of age and worth, character ot position |
| belittling | to make something or someone seem less important |
| prejudice | a judgment made before the facts are known |
| coward | a person who is easily frightened |
| compelled | to feel forced |
| mangled | destroyed |
| abolish | to end, to do away with |
| oratorical | public speaking |
| ordained | appointed, became |
| jubilant | joyful, happy |
| philosophy | a method of thinking |
| seminary | a school or college where priests and ministers are trained |
| spite | a mean or evil feeling |
| oppression | to use unjust power or authority |
| valedictory address | a farewell speech given by the student of the highest rank in the class at the commencement exercises |
| Conservatory | a school specializing in one of the fine arts |
| pressing | earnest, serious and intense |
| objected | to disagree with |
| boycott | to refuse to buy, sell or use |
| fervor | warmth, strong feelings |
| harassment | to bother with constant raids or attacks |
| illegal | against the law |
| violence | the use of force to injure or damage |
| Gentile | any person not Jewish |
| wrath | any action carried out in great anger |
| dignitaries | persons holding a high position, rank or title |
| erupted | broke out |
| prophetic | of or having the powers of a prophet |
| expired | to die |
| assassin | a murderer who strikes suddenly and without warning |
| tranquility | quiet, calm stil |
| antithesis | the exact opposite |
