Vocab Week 4!!!!

influx; noun

act of flowing in

malfeasance; noun

wrongdoing or misconduct, especially by a public official

sanguine; adjective

cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident

destitute; adjective

without the basic necessities of life

tumultuous; adjective

noisy, making a great commotion, causing an uproar; disorderly

pivotal; adjective

of crucial importance in relation to the development or success of something else

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

secular; adjective

of or pertaining to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred

travesty; noun

a false, absurd, or distorted representation of something

colloquial; adjective

(of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.

insular; adjective

Lacking contact with other people

acquit; verb

free (someone) from criminal charge by verdict of not guilty

austerity; noun

severity of manner; sternness

ideology; noun

a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture

rogue; adjective (noun)

a dishonest or worthless person;  a mischievous person

ostensibly; adverb

outwardly appearing as such; pretended, as in an ostensible cheerfulness concealing sadness

respite; noun

a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief

errant; adjective

erring or straying from the proper course or standards; moving in an aimless or lightly changing manner

invariably; adverb

constantly, always

pulverize; adjective or verb

to demolish or crush completely; being demolished or crushed completely

inextricably; adverb

forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free

conscript; adjective

to summon for compulsory military service; to draft/to be drafted

feign; verb (used with object)

to represent fictitiously or falsely; put on an appearance of

faction; noun

a group or clique within a larger group, party, government or organization

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

putrid; adjective

of very low quality; rotten

goad; verb

something that encourages, urges, or drives; a stimulus;  to act as a stimulus to

abate; verb

to make or become less; to end; to reduce

trammel; verb

something that hampers, hinders or prevents movement; to hamper

unequivocal; adjective

clear, having one possible meaning, unambiguous