Vocabulary Chapter 1 from The Souls of Black Folk

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sycophancy

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excessive or fawning flattery

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inculcate

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teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions

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plaintive cadences

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mournful or melancholy sounds/rhythm/music

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artisan

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A skilled craftsperson

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obeisance

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bow out of respect or submission

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horde

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large, unorganized group of people

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quackery

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practices of an ignorant or misinformed person of medicine

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demagogy

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a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power

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savant

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person of learning; a scholar

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innate

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existing from birth, natural