AP LIT Crime and Punishment vocab

Abnegate

to renounce or reject something desired or valuable (verb)

Apoplexy

a stroke or incapacity and speechlessness caused by extreme anger

Bedlam

a scene of uproar and confusion (noun)

Bilious

spiteful or bad tempered (adjective)

Casuistry

the use of clever but unsound reasoning (noun)

Dissembler

a person who conceals their true feelings, intentions, or beliefs (noun)

Efface

make something or someone appear insignificant or inconspicuous (verb)

Expostulate

express strong disapproval or disagreement (verb)

Fetter

an item used to restrain someone (noun), to restrain someone (verb)

Garret

a top-floor or attic room usually small and dismal (noun)

Pettifogging

placing undue emphasis on petty details (adjective)

Pique

stimulate interest or curiosity (verb)

Primeval

of or resembling the earliest stages of history in the world (adjective)

Scrofulous

having a diseased run down appearance (adjective)

Titular

holding a position that is purely formal without any real power (adjective)