Vocabulary

• at last: Finally; after a long delay.
• live out: To experience something, especially something that you have planned or hoped for.
• rise up: To attempt to defeat government or ruler
• sit down: To take a seat
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• hew out: To carve or shape something by cutting away material.
• work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
• stand up for: To support someone or an idea, e.g. human rights
• go to jail: To be sent to prison as a punishment for committing a crime.
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• content: Being happy or satisfied
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• despair: To have lost all hope; lose heart
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• faith: Belief in a god or gods; religion
• rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
• plain: Obvious; clearly so, true
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• spiritual: Of religious belief; believing in things of soul
• equal: Same in shape, size, or number
• pride: Sense of your own importance and worth
• root: Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
• vicious: Very dangerous, e.g. an animal or dog
• glory: State of having respect, honor or pride
• justice: Quality of being fair, equal, or just
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• flesh: Soft part of fruit, vegetable that can be eaten
• oppression: Treatment of people to limit their freedom
• symphony: Harmony of color or sound
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• injustice: Unjust act; the practice of being unjust or unfair
• slave: Someone who is legally owned by another person
• mighty: Having great strength or great size
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• liberty: Doing as one wants without asking
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• valley: Area between mountains with river running through
• village: Small town in the country
• great: Very good; better than before
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• land: Region or country
• meaning: To express a particular idea or thought
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
• live: To be alive
• jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
• evident: Clearly the case; plain; apparent
• crooked: Having or marked by bends or angles; not straight
• pilgrim: Traveler going to a place with religious meaning
• drip: Tiny amount of liquid that falls from something
• oasis: Place in a desert where there is water
• governor: Person who leads a state or province
• clap: To make loud sounds by striking the hands together
• creed: Set of beliefs/principles by which people live
• brotherhood: Group sharing similar views and support each other
• lookout: Person who keeps watch, e.g. for an enemy
• almighty: Having complete power
• exalted: Enjoying the state of being highly praised
• thee: An old-fashioned word for you
• hamlet: Very small village
• negro: Offensive; do not use a Black person
• nullification: Act of invalidating, or making ineffective