Synonyms : Vocabulary words : 150

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Oust
*Oust	(v) 1. remove or replace ex:: the chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds 2. remove from position or office ex:: the word processor has ousted the typewriter
*Besieged	(adj) surrounded by hostile forces ex:: the besieged town
*Impunity	(n) exemption from punishment or loss
*Incarcerate	(v) (law) lock up or confine, in or as in jail ex:: the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life
*Redemption	(n) 1. (theology) the act of delivering from sin or evil 2. repayment 3. buyback, repurchase
*Alienated	(adj) 1. socially disoriented ex:: we live in the age of rootless alienated people 2. caused to be unloved ex:: she permitted her son to visit her alienated husband
*Petty	(n) 1. (law) minor, of lesser importance 2. inferior in rank or status ex:: petty officialdom
*Delinquent	(as adjective) 1. failing in what duty requires 2. guilty misdeed 3. overdue & also (as noun) it means a young offender(wrongdoer)
*Notorious	(adj) known widely & usually unfavorably (=ill famed, infamous) ex:: the tenderloin district was notorious for vice ; a notorious gangster
*Shoot up	(v) rise dramatically ex:: prices shot up overnight
*Carnage	(n) the savage & excessive killing if many people
*Carjacking	(n) the violent theft of an occupied car
*Ghettos	(n) 1. any segregated mode of living or working that results from bias or stereotyping ex:: no escape from the ghetto of the typing pool; the relative security of the gay ghetto 2. a poor densely populated citydistrict occupied by a minority ethnicgroup linked together by economic hardship and social restrictions
*Cohort	(n) a company of companions or supporters
*Murky	(adj) 1. dark or gloomy ex:: morky room lit by smoke blackened lamps 2. unclear in dishonest or bad way 3. (of liquids) clouded as with sediment
*Uncanny	(adj) surpassing the ordinary or normal ex:: his uncanny sense of direction
*Exhort	(v) 1. spur on or encourage especially by cheers & shouts ex:: the crowd exhorted the demonstrating strikers 2. force or impel in an indicated direction ex:: I exhorted him to finish his studies
*Hapless	(adj) deserving or inciting pity(= miserable, poor, pathetic) ex:: a hapless victim
*Concealed	(adj) not accessible to view ex:: concealed damage
*Reverence	(n) a feeling of profound respect for someone or something ex::the Chinese reverence for the dead; the French treat food with gentle reverence also (as verb) regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed, exalted or be in awe ofex:: reverence God as your father