Born a Crime Chapters 9-14 Vocab

Lineage

The descendants of one individual

Affinity

A natural attraction or feeling of kinship

Anomaly

A person who is unusual

Trappings

Ornaments; embellishments to or characteristic signs of

Ostracism

The act of excluding someone from society by general consent

Fathom

Come to understand

Assimilate

Become like one’s environment

Taint

The state of being contaminated

Denounce

Speak out against

Infer

Conclude by reasoning

Benchmark

A standard by which something is measured

Uppity

Arrogant or self-important

Barrage

The heavy first of artillery to saturate an area

Muster

Summon up, call forth, or bring together

Gradient

The property of a line that departs from the horizontal

Microcosm

A miniature model of something

Canteen

A room with food sold to personnel at an institution

Quad

A rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings

Limbo

An imaginary place for lost or neglected things

Pelt

Attack or bombard as if with missiles

Constituent

One of the inividual parts making up a composite entity

Prefect

A chief officer or chief magistrate

Seamless

Perfectly consistent and coherent

Affliction

A cause of great suffering and distress

gangly

Tall, thin, and awkward

Fringe

The outside boundary or surface of something

intermittenly

In manner of stopping and starting at irregular intervals

Uprising

Organized opposition to authority

Reprisal

A retaliatory action against an enemy

Plush

Characterized by extravagance and softness

Cheeky

Offenisively bold

Trellis

Latticework used to support climbing plants

Gist

The central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work

Mogul

A very wealthy or powerful businessperson

Arid

Lacking sufficient water or rainfall

Scrimp

Be very thrifty or frugal

Venue

The scene of any event or action

Inept

Generally incompetent and ineffectual

Transpire

Come about, happen, or occur

Niche

A position well suited to the person who occupies it