"I Have a Dream" Vocabulary

redemptive

acting to save someone from error or evil

prodigious

great in quantity, size, or extent

insufficient

inadequate or not enough

inextricably

inseparable, impossible to disentangle

legitimate

reasonable; able to be defended by logic

persecution

the act of treating people cruelly due to their religion or beliefs

prosperity

the condition of being wealthy

languish

to suffer from being forced to remain in an unpleasant place or situation