New Vocabulary 21 Part 1
the action, treated as a criminal offense, of demanding payment or another benefit from someone in return for not revealing compromising information about them
blackmail
Define fuming
feeling, showing, or expressing great anger
Define Alibi
a defense of having been somewhere other than at the scene of a crime at the time the crime was committed
define juvenille
dealing with children or young people
to turn from one course or use to another
divert
To feel intense dislike or disgust
loathed
A collection of weapons and military equipment stored by a country,k person, or group
Arsenal
Define singed (pronounced synged)
slightly burnt or scorched
Define hack
cut with rough or heavy blows; someone who is mediocre at something
Define Seamy
a movement that is abrupt, unsteady, or uncontrolled
lurched
to secretly make plans to carry out (possibly an illegal or harmful action)
plotted
a person without a home, job, or property
The action of showing great attention to detail; very careful or precise
Meticulous
Define faltered
to lose strength or momentum