The Autobiography of Malcolm X Glossary

The Autobiography of Malcolm X Glossary

Stagnate

to cease to run or flow

Commemorative

(of a coin, medal, or postage stamp) issued to commemorate a historical event, to honor the memory of a personage

Inconspicuous

noticeable or prominent

Taper

to become smaller or thinner toward one end

Impasse

a position or situation from which there is no escape; deadlock

Commodity

an article of trade or commerce, especially a product as distinguished from a service

Perversion

the act of perverting

Graft

a bud, shoot, or scion of a plant inserted in a groove, slit, or the like in a stem or stock of another plant in which it continues to grow

Ghetto

a section of a city, especially a thickly populated slum area, inhabited predominantly by members of an ethnic or other minority group, often as a result of social or economic restrictions, pressures, or hardships

Cirumambulated

to walk around something

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