english voc 7

abet

(v) to support, aid, or assist; especially, to encourage with criminal intent

anathema

(n) a person or thing detested or loathed (used without “a” or “the”)

brass knuckles

(n) a band of metal that fits over the fingers when gripped to make a fist, used to enhance the effects of a blow

dehumanize

(v) to regard as less than human; to deprive of human qualities

denounce

(v) to condemn or censure publicly

disenfranchise

(v) to deprive of the rights of participation in society, a community, or an organization (such as losing the right to vote)

pariah

(n) an outcast; a person or thing that is generally despised or avoided

recidivism

(n) a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior, especially into criminal behavior

reprisal

(n) an act of retaliation, especially by inflicting equal or greater injury

repugnant

(adj) distasteful, objectionable, or offensive

retribution

(n) punishment inflicted as vengeance; recompense

transgress

(v) to break a law or moral rule

unconscionable

(adj) outrageously unfair, unjust, or vile; incomprehensibly evil

unscrupulous

(adj) not guided by or showing concern for what is right; immoral

vehement

(adj) insistent; zealous; ardent; marked by strong feeling, anger, or force