Born a Crime-5

Accomplice

(N): A person who helps another commit a crime

Synonyms: partner, cohort

Alibi

(N): A defense showing that the person accused of a crime could not have committed it

Synonyms: excuse, justification

Arbitrary

(Adj): Based on personal preference rather than reason or what’s right

Synonyms: dictatorial, high-handed

Canteen

(N): A store that sells food and other items at a school, business, or military base

Synonyms: Cafeteria

Constituent

(N): A member of a larger group; a citizen represented by an elected official

Construct

(N): A product of the mind or of a belief system

Synonyms: assumption, notion

Contentious

(Adj): Likely to cause disagreement or argument

Synonyms: controversial, thorny

Domestic

(N): A servant hired to work for a household

Frugal

(Adj): Avoiding waste, preserving resources

Synonyms: economical, thrifty

Homogeneity

(N): The state of being similar throughout (e.g., a society made up of one ethnic group)

Synonyms: uniformity

Mayhem

(N): A violent and unnecessary disturbance

Synonyms: brutality, wildness

Microcosm

(N): A smaller version of something (micro- = small / cosm = cosmos (ordered world))

Synonyms: mini model, sample, specimen

Niche

(N): A situation or activity for which a person is best fitted

Synonyms: groove, place

Predicament

(N): A difficult situation

Synonyms: dilemma, jam, bind

Reprisal

(N): A retaliatory act

Synonyms: payback, revenge, retaliation