CHAPTER 48 — Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words from CHAPTER 48

concourse (noun)

A large gathering of people; a crowd assembled in one place.

intimation (noun)

An indirect suggestion or hint.

impending (adjective)

About to happen; imminent and often threatening.

diabolical (adjective)

Characteristic of the devil; extremely wicked or cruel.

cringe (verb)

To shrink back in fear or servility; to behave in a submissive or obsequious way.

supremacy (noun)

The state of being supreme; having the highest authority or power.

arrested (verb)

Caught and held firmly; seized the attention of (used figuratively here, not in the legal sense).

inexplicable (adjective)

Unable to be explained or accounted for.

acquitted (verb)

Found not guilty of a criminal charge by a court of law.

committal (noun)

The act of sending a person to trial in a higher court after preliminary hearings.

implicate (verb)

To show someone to be involved in a crime or wrongdoing.

apprehension (noun)

The arrest or seizure of a person suspected of a crime.

lacerated (adjective)

Torn or deeply cut, especially referring to flesh or skin.

hypothesis (noun)

A proposed explanation put forward for consideration; a theory to be tested.

latent (adjective)

Present but not visible or active; hidden beneath the surface.

evaporated (verb)

Disappeared or vanished, as if turning from liquid to vapor (used figuratively).