The Journal of John Woolman Glossary

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countenance

appearance; looks

bushel

a measure of 64 pints

amity

peace

self-abasement

shame; dishonor

instructive

informative

germination

growth of seeds into plants

relinquishment

abandonment

dissenters

nonconformists

transmuted

adapted; changed

exhortation

advice; persuasion

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