Unit 3 Vocab

Unit 3: Crime Scenes

negligent

paying little attention; failing to care

condolence

sympathy with a person experiencing pain or grief

empathy

ability to understand other people’s perspective

irrevocably

impossible to retract or take back

ineffably

that which cannot be expressed; indescribable

liability

state of being legally responsible

emulate

to imitate in order to make equal to or excel

reputable

having a good reputation; honorable

petition

to make a formal request

exonerate

free from blame

visceral

arising from emotion rather than thought

normalize

to make something normal that was abnormal

surreptitiously

done by secret means; stealth

divert

to turn aside from a course

vantage point

a position that allows for a good view

transpire

to come about or happen

callous

emotionally hardened; unfeeling

gibberish

unintelligible speech; nonsense

convicted

being declared guilty of a crime

self-inflicted

a wound or other harm done to oneself

retribution

punishment given in response to a wrongdoing

taciturn

untalkative; reserved

ire

anger, fury, wrath

macabre

gruesome or ghastly

vigilante

a person who is not an officer, but punishes people suspected of wrongdoing