Vocab Week 4!!!!

act of flowing in

wrongdoing or misconduct, especially by a public official

cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident

without the basic necessities of life

noisy, making a great commotion, causing an uproar; disorderly

of crucial importance in relation to the development or success of something else

one who seizes and holds (as office, place, or powers) in possession by force or without right;  one who takes or makes use of without right

of or pertaining to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred

a false, absurd, or distorted representation of something

(of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.

Lacking contact with other people

free (someone) from criminal charge by verdict of not guilty

severity of manner; sternness

a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture

a dishonest or worthless person;  a mischievous person

outwardly appearing as such; pretended, as in an ostensible cheerfulness concealing sadness

a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief

erring or straying from the proper course or standards; moving in an aimless or lightly changing manner

constantly, always

to demolish or crush completely; being demolished or crushed completely

forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free

to summon for compulsory military service; to draft/to be drafted

to represent fictitiously or falsely; put on an appearance of

a group or clique within a larger group, party, government or organization

the buying and renovation of houses and stores in deteriorated urban neighborhoods by upper- or middle-income families or individuals, thus improving property values but often displacing low-income families and small businesses

of very low quality; rotten

something that encourages, urges, or drives; a stimulus;  to act as a stimulus to

to make or become less; to end; to reduce

something that hampers, hinders or prevents movement; to hamper

clear, having one possible meaning, unambiguous