Just Mercy AP Lang Vocab INTRO - CHAPTER 2 by Kori

Disillusioned

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

Esoteric

Intended to be understood by only a few people with specific knowledge

Prestigious

Well known, high regard, superior social status

Quantitative

The amount of something

Adrift

No personal interest in a topic

Ambivalence

Holding mixed feelings about a subject, indecisive

Aback

Surprise or shock

Charisma

Charm that inspires devotion in others

Plight

Unfortunate or dangerous situation

Ominously

A suggestion that a bad event may happen

Brusquely

Blunt, rude, disrespectful

Distraught

Severely upset, agitated

Humanity

The caring for human nature and society

Sanctioned

Impose rules or punishment

Definitely

Clear, doubtless

Formidable

Strict but comforting

Indelibly

An unforgettable event with memorable impacts

Punitive

Intended as a punishment

Vagrant

Wanderer, may live by begging

Reputed

Having a reputation known by others

Depraved

Morally corrupt or wicked

Indigent

Severely impoverished

Precocious

Developing new thoughts or abilities

Ingloriously

Action which results in a loss of honor

Dilapitdated

Run down, neglected

Amassed

Gathered or collected

Astutely

Accurate, precise

Palpable

Tense, uneasy atmosphere

Subordination

Lower class

Amalgamation

Combining multiple things into one

Unconscionable

Unreasonable, unacceptable