Vocab 10 - Criminals and Outcasts

abet

(verb)

anathema

(noun)

a person or thing detested or loathed (used without “a” or “the”)

brass knuckles

(noun)

a band of metal that fits over the fingers when gripped to make a fist, which is used for enhancing the effects of a blow; a ring for violence

dehumanize

(verb)

to regard as less than human; to deprive of human qualities

denounce

(verb)

to condemn or censure publicly

disenfranchise

(verb)

to deprive of the rights of participation in society/a community/an organization—for example, losing the right to vote

pariah

(noun)

an outcast; anyone/anything that is generally despised or avoided

recidivism

(noun)

a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior; relapse into criminal behavior

reprisal

(noun)
an act of retaliation, especially by the infliction of equal or greater injuries

repugnant

(adjective)

distasteful, objectionable, or offensive

retribution

(noun)

recompense; punishment inflicted as vengeance

transgress

(verb)

to break a law or moral rule

unconscionable

(adjective)

outrageously unfair, unjust, or vile; incomprehensibly evil

unscrupulous

(adjective)

not guided by or showing a concern for what is right; immoral

vehement

(adjective)

insistent; zealous; ardent; characterized by rancor or anger