RLA Vocab 2nd 6 Weeks

Clandestine

kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit

Hypocrisy

the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform; pretense.

Transgression

an act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct; an offense.

Insidious

proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects.

Disparity

a difference in level or treatment, especially one that is seen as unfair.

Benevolent

kind and with positive intentions.

Plight

a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation.

Diaspora

the dispersion or spread of a people from their original homeland.

dissident

a person who opposes official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state.

Extolling

praise enthusiastically.

Palpable

able to be touched or felt.

Euphoric

characterized by or feeling intense excitement and happiness.

Denigrating

criticize or belittle, especially in an unfair way; disparage.

Diminishing

make or become less.