What, to the american slave, is your 4th of july? i a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim. which dictionary definition best applies to the word gross as it is used in this sentence? a) flagrant or extreme b) indecent or disgusting c) a group of 12 dozen or 144 d) income or wages without deductions