wrongdoing or misconduct, especially by a public official
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sanguine; adjective
cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident
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destitute; adjective
without the basic necessities of life
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tumultuous; adjective
noisy, making a great commotion, causing an uproar; disorderly
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pivotal; adjective
of crucial importance in relation to the development or success of something else
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usurper; noun
one who seizes and holds (as office, place, or powers) in possession by force or without right; one who takes or makes use of without right
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secular; adjective
of or pertaining to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred
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travesty; noun
a false, absurd, or distorted representation of something
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colloquial; adjective
(of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.
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insular; adjective
Lacking contact with other people
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acquit; verb
free (someone) from criminal charge by verdict of not guilty
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austerity; noun
severity of manner; sternness
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ideology; noun
a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture
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rogue; adjective (noun)
a dishonest or worthless person; a mischievous person
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ostensibly; adverb
outwardly appearing as such; pretended, as in an ostensible cheerfulness concealing sadness
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respite; noun
a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief
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errant; adjective
erring or straying from the proper course or standards; moving in an aimless or lightly changing manner
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invariably; adverb
constantly, always
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pulverize; adjective or verb
to demolish or crush completely; being demolished or crushed completely
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inextricably; adverb
forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free
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conscript; adjective
to summon for compulsory military service; to draft/to be drafted
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feign; verb (used with object)
to represent fictitiously or falsely; put on an appearance of
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faction; noun
a group or clique within a larger group, party, government or organization
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gentrification; noun
the buying and renovation of houses and stores in deteriorated urban neighborhoods by upper- or middle-income families or individuals, thus improving property values but often displacing low-income families and small businesses
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putrid; adjective
of very low quality; rotten
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goad; verb
something that encourages, urges, or drives; a stimulus; to act as a stimulus to
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abate; verb
to make or become less; to end; to reduce
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trammel; verb
something that hampers, hinders or prevents movement; to hamper
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