Born a Crime Vocab Martin

Apartheid

Policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race.

Faction

A small group within a larger one.

Animosity

Strong hostility.

Futility

Pointless/useless.

Catharsis

Releasing and providing relief from strong/repressed emotions.

Accrue

Accumulate/receive money.

Obstinacy

Quality or condition of stubbornness.

Spate

Large number of similar things, bad things, happening in quick succession.

Jockey

Person who rides in horse races, profession.

Encompass

Surround or have hold in.

Sprawling

Spread over a large area in irregular way.

Crony

Close friend or companion.

Harangue

Lengthy and aggressive speech.

Promiscuous

Having many short sexual relationships.

Subjugate

Bring under domination or control.

Expendable

Little significance when compared to overall purpose.

Robust

Strong and healthy.

Compendium

Collection of detailed information.

Rebuke

Sharp disapproval or criticism of someone because of their behavior/actions.

Buffer

Lessen or moderate impact of something.

Ramification

Consequence of an action/event.

Quell

Put an end to with force.

Contrive

Create or bring about by skill.

Expatriate

Person who lives outside their native country.

Cosmopolitan

Including or containing people from many different countries.

Estrange

Cause to no longer be close/affectionate to someone.

Statute

A written law passed by a legislative body.

Prodigal

Spending money or resources freely and recklessly.

Insurrection

A violent uprising against an authority or government.

Shaman

Person with spiritual powers (ritual).

Pejorative

Expressing contempt or disapproval.

Docket

Calendar or list of cases for trial or people having cases pending.

Staunch

Loyal and committed in attitude.

Temperance

Abstinence from alcoholic drink.

Boisterous

Noisy, energetic, and cheerful; rowdy.

Eccentric

Unconventional and slightly strange.

Dinky

Small, insignificant.

Masquerade

A false show or pretense.

Recourse

Source of help in a difficult situation.

Corrugated

Shaped into alternate ridges/grooves.

Bewitch

Enchant and delight.

Manifestation

Event, action, embodies something.

Perforate

Pierce and make a hole or holes in

Bereaved

Deprive of a close relation of friends through their death

Clique

Small group of people, shared interests, not inclusive to others

Endear

Caused to be liked or loved

Dilapidated

(of building or object) in state of disrepair or ruin as a result of age or neglect

Gallivant

Go around place to place for pleasure/entertainment

Ostensibly

Apparently or purportedly, but perhaps not actually

Menial

Not requiring much skill and lacking prestige

Marrow

Soft fatty substance in cavities in bones

Pillage

Rob (a place) using violence

Beholden

Owing thanks or having a duty to someone in return for help/service

Concession

Something that is granted to demands

Snippet

Small piece of text or extract

Fanfare

Short ceremonial tune to introduce someone important

Frugality

Being economical with money or food

Sheer

nothing other than

Honorary

Conferred as an honor, without usual requirements

Voracious

Wanting or devouring great quantities of food

Compulsive

Resulting from an irresistible urge

Devious

Showing skillful use of underhanded tactics for a goal

Loophole

An ambiguity in law or rules

Missive

A letter, long or formal/official one

Ultimatum

Final demand or statement of terms, rejection results in retaliation

Billow

Large mass of something going outward

Arson

Criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property

Impulsive

Acting done without forethought

Dismally

Gloomy or depressed manner

Arbitrary

Based on random choice or personal whim

Lavish

Rich, luxurious, elaborate

Contentious

Causing or likely to cause argument; controversial

Incensed

Very angry; enraged

Lineage

Lineal descent from an ancestor

Affinity

Natural liking or sympathy for someone or something

Anomaly

Something that deviates from what is standard

Ostracism

Exclusion from a society or group

Assimilate

Take in (information, ideas, or culture) and understand fully

Taint

Taint of a bad or undesirable quality or substance

Barrage

Bombard with something

Muster

Collect or assemble

Gradient

Increase or decrease in the magnitude

Microcosm

Community, place, or situation as encapsulating qualities of something larger

Constituent

Component part of something

Niche

Comfortable or suitable position in life or employment

Affliction

Something that causes pain or suffering

Fringe

Border or outer edges of an area or group

Reprisal

Act of retaliation

Trellis

Framework of wooden or metal basis

Gist

Essence of speech or text

Mogul

Important or powerful person

Arid

(Of land or climate) no or little rain, dry to support no vegetation

Scrimp

Thrifty, economical

Inept

Having or showing no skill, clumsy

Transpire

Occur, happen

Matriculate

Be enrolled at a college or university

Bequeath

Pass (something) or leave to someone else

Disenfranchised

Deprive (someone) of a right or privilege

Meticulous

Showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise

Palatial

Resembling a palace in being spacious and splendid