Crime & Punishment Vocab

Apoplexy (parts of speech)

noun

Apoplexy (definition)

·         Stroke or sudden loss of consciousness

·         Feeling of extreme anger

Bedlam (parts of speech)

noun

Bedlam (definition)

·         Scene of confusion

·         Place of noise disorder

Bilious (parts of speech)

adjective

Bilious (definition)

·         Pertaining to nausea or anger

Casuistry (parts of speech)

noun

Casuistry (definition)

·         Invalid or false reasoning

·         Misleading moral argument

Dissembler (parts of speech)

noun

Dissembler (definition)

·         Someone who hides their actual feelings

·         Fraud

Efface (parts of speech)

verb

Efface (definition)

·         To remove or get rid of something

·         Make something unreadable

Expostulate (parts of speech)

verb

Expostulate (definition)

·         Argue against someone or something

Fetter (parts of speech)

noun and verb

Fetter (definition)

·         Noun: Chain for the feet or the ankles

·         Noun: To restrain or hold something back

·         Verb: Restrict or too limit

Garret (parts of speech)

noun

Garret (definition)

·         Small upstairs room or attic

Pettifogging (parts of speech)

adjective

Pettifogging (definition)

·         Far too involved in irrelevant facts

·         Someone who is petty

Pique (parts of speech)

noun and verb

Pique (definition)

·         Noun: Feeling upset after getting insulted

·         Verb: Feeling irritated or puzzled

·         Verb: To encourage interest

Primeval (parts of speech)

adjective

Primeval (definition)

·         Something old or ancient

·         From an early age

Scrofulous (parts of speech)

adjective

Scrofulous (definition)

·         Having some sort of disease or sickness particularly scrofula

·         Ethical corruption

Titular (parts of speech)

adjective

Titular (definition)

·         A title but no authority.

·         Existing in theory only.

abnegate (parts of speech)

verb

abnegate (definition)

To renounce or reject something, especially a belief, desire, or right.

To deny oneself something for moral, religious, or personal reasons.