mass murderers - unit 4

be subjected to/come under scrutiny

to be carefully examined (especially in a critical way)

amount to sth

to have the same effect as something

to crave

to desire

more to sth than meets the eye

more then it appears

grand

mportant and large in degree

to tear

to rip

spree

short period of doing sth in an extreme way without control

manifesto

written statement of the beliefs,

call for sth

demand for something to happen

civil war

waar on domestic soil

to contemplate

to ponder

lunatic

silly in a dangerous way

incredulously

n a manner indicating disbelief

pore over sth

to look at and study sth, usually a book or document, carefully

throat-clearing

something introductory, used to attract attention

arc

complete story or the story of one character

youth camp

supervised program for children or teenagers

scheme

secret and dishonest plan

murderous

extremely dangerous and likely to commit murder

(to be) obliged

to be put in one's debt by a favor or service

mourning

sadness after sb died

narcissist

someone who has too much admiration for themself

to ready

to make ready

preventative

devoted to or concerned with preventing something from happening

for the sake of sb/for sb's sake

in order to help or bring advantage to someone

stage

platform for performance

scrutiny

careful and detailed examination of something

stand up to sth

to not be changed or damaged by something/withastand

dogma

set of beliefs in religion

to outline

to give the main facts about something

perpetrate

to commit a crime or other harmful act

historical

related to the study of things from the past: historical novels

historic

important or likely to be important in history

self-aggrandizing

promoting oneself as being powerful or important

madman

a man who behaves in a very strange and uncontrolled or dangerous way

to anoint

to choose sb to do a particular job

jury

public court members

saviour

a person who saves someone from danger or harm

to carry out sth

to perform or complete a job or activity; to fulfil

megalomaniac

sb obsessed with grandeur

massive

very large in size, amount, or number

predictable

expected to happen

utterly

completely or extremely

to spell sth out

to explain something in a very clear way with details

wrought

caused (only in past participle form)

fertilizer

substance that is spread on land in order to make plants grow well

face

the front or surface of an object

blast

an explosion

to invoke

to cause something to be used; bring into effect

extent

area or length; amount

diversion

taking attention away

ruling party

leading party

to wave sb/sth through