Vocabulary Patrick Henry

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from Speech to the Virginia Convention

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Vocabulary: Patrick Henry : 

Vocabulary: Patrick Henry Speech to the Virginia Convention

inviolate : 

inviolate not violated or profaned: pure

solace : 

solace comfort; alleviation of grief or anxiety

insidious : 

insidious have a gradual and cumulative effect; awaiting a chance to entrap; treacherous

supplication : 

supplication a humble entreaty; a request

spurned : 

spurned rejected disdainfully

avert : 

avert to turn aside in avoidance

martial : 

martial warlike; of or related to war or a warrior; experience in or inclined to war

adversary : 

adversary enemy; opponent

inevitable : 

inevitable incapable of being avoided or evaded

vigilant : 

vigilant alertly watchful, especially to avoid danger