JM Introduction Vocabulary

Litigation

The process of taking legal action.

Equitable

Fair and impartial; relating to or dealing with equity.

Disillusioned

Disappointed in someone or something that one discovers to be less good than one had believed.

Adrift

Floating without being anchored; in a state of uncertainty or disorganization.

Jarring

Causing shock or disturbance; having a strikingly discordant effect.

Brusquely

In a blunt or abrupt manner; curtly.

Proximity

Nearness in space, time, or relationship.

Marginalized

Treated as insignificant or peripheral; pushed to the margins of society.

Disenfranchisement

The state of being deprived of a right or privilege, especially the right to vote.

Exonerated

To be cleared from blame or fault; declared innocent.