"I Have a Dream" Vocab

a figure of speech that refers to a well-

known story, event, person, or object in

order to make a comparison in the

readers' minds

• decree

• metaphor

• simile

• allusion

a light set up in a high position as a

warning, signal, or celebration

• beacon

• flashlight

• discord

• flare

an official order issued by a legal authority

• command

• disperse

• detrimental

• decree

having lost the physical, mental, or moral

qualities considered normal and desirable; showing evidence of decline (as in behavior)

• differentiate

• degenerate

• separate

• accurate

disagreement between people; conflict

• distinguish

• discord

• disconnect

• disperse

to exaggerate the seriousness or

importance of an incident or situation

• dramatize

• recognize

• verbalize

• normalize

the freeing of someone from slavery

• proclamation

• anticipation

• emancipation

• annihilation

to raise or make higher; lifted up

• satisified

• committed

• exalted

• uncivilized

the state of being banished from one's

native country

• injustice

• exile

• manacles

• languished

a small settlement, generally one smaller

than a village

• New York City

• heir

• metropolis

• hamlet