The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano Vocab

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Fetters

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Shackles for ankles.

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Windlass

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An apparatus used especially on ships for moving heavy weights, such as an anchor.

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Scruple

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A feeling of doubt or hesitation with regard to the morality or propriety of a course of action.

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Flog

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To beat someone publicly.

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Pestilential

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Deadly.

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Avarice

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Extreme greed for wealth or material gain.

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Loathsomeness

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The quality of being disgusting or repulsive.

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Morality

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Principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior.

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Propriety

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Conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior.

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Apparatus

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A complex structure within an organization or system.