McDougal Littell The Language of Literature page 454 The United States versus Susan B. Anthony 1

vocabulary inadvertent blatant concur denounce fortitude 2

inadvertent An inadvertent action is one that you do without realizing that you are doing it. 3

inadvertent adj inadvertently adv If you inadvertently touch the delete button on your computer, you may delete your report. If you inadvertently set down your keys, it may be difficult to locate the keys. 4

inadvertent adj inadvertently adv What is something that you have inadvertently done? 5

blatant adj You use blatant to describe something bad that is done in an open or very obvious way. 6

blatant adj blatantly adv The judge listening to Susan B. Anthony blatantly lied. The girl’s action was blatant when she stole the scarf. She wanted people to notice her when she stole the scarf. 7

inadvertent or blatant Charles ran out the door to catch the school bus and knocked over a potted plant. Was the act inadvertent or blatant? Charles didn’t want to get in trouble so he said that the dog knocked over the potted plant though Charles was covered in dirt. Was the lie inadvertent or blatant? 8

concur verb If two or more people concur, they agree. 9

concur verb Susan B. Anthony believed that women should have the right to vote. Her sisters concurred with her beliefs. However, many men and women did not concur with her interpretation of the 14 th amendment. 10

denounce If you denounce a person or an action, you criticize them severely and publically because you feel strongly that they are wrong or evil. 11

denounce Republicans often denounce the views of Democrats. Democrats often denounce the views of Republicans. 12

denounce Susan B. Anthony denounced the practice of not allowing women to vote. Many men and women denounced Susan B. Anthony’s beliefs concerning suffrage for women. 13

denunciation A denunciation is the act of denouncing a person or an action publically. 14

fortitude noun When you have fortitude, you have the strength of mind required to withstand hardship. 15

fortitude noun Susan B. Anthony exhibited great fortitude when she spent 20 years fighting for the right to vote. 16

fortitude noun Diana Nyad demonstrated tremendous fortitude when you completed a swim from Cuba to Florida in shark infected water. At 64 years old after 4 failed attempts, Diana swam for 53 hours without a shark cage that other swimmers had used. 17