Crime and Punishment - Carey Joyce Period 4 Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards derived from the Crime and Punishment notes for Carey Joyce, Period 4.

Abnegate

Verb: to give up rights or deny oneself; to renounce or surrender.

Apoplexy

Noun: a stroke; or a state of intense anger (a fit of rage).

Bedlam

Noun: uproar, confusion; historically an asylum for the mentally ill.

Bilious

Adjective: irritable or sickly-looking; relating to bile; ill-tempered.

Casuistry

Noun: the use of clever but fallacious reasoning to rationalize wrongdoing; rationalization or sophistry.

Dissembler

Noun: a person who hides true feelings or presents a false appearance; to pretend.

Efface

Verb: to wipe out or erase completely.

Expostulate

Verb: to disagree with something and explain why.

Fetter

Noun: something that restricts freedom; Verb: to restrain or confine.

Garret

Noun: a small attic room, typically at the top of a house.

Pettifogging

Adjective: tending to argue about trivial details; nit-picky.

Pique

Noun: wounded pride or anger; Verb: to arouse interest or anger.

Primeval

Adjective: relating to the earliest ages; ancient or primitive.

Scrofulous

Adjective: morally corrupt or repulsive; vile or dirty in appearance.

Titular

Adjective: having the title but lacking real power.