True crime vocab

blighted

shattered dreams and blighted hopes

innate

innate talent for music

callous

callous disregard for my feelings

do a number on sbd/smth

Running a marathon did a number on my knees

oeuvre

complex oeuvre of this famous painter

frenzied

frenzied activity in the office as everyone wants to finish the project

vernacular

he spoke local vernacular

antecedent

Automobiles had an important historical antecedent in the steam-powered carriage

reverence

I listened to my wise teacher with deep reverence.

complicit

accused of being complicit in a crime

remaining silent about abuse is being complicit

i refuse to be complicit in this illegal plan

fine words doth butter no paranips

promises don’t make things happen

turmoil

ukraine has been in turmoil for the last couple of decades

to snuff

snuffed the candle

snuffed my dream of becoming a philosopher

deranged

deranged man started shouting at an empty street

deranged criminal

irascible

irascible neighbour annoyed by little things