Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America Glossary

Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America Glossary

Rumbling

Resonant [sound etc.] (Adjective).

Antebellum

“Before the war”. (From Latin Ante Bellum, Adjective).

Segregated

Isolated, Divided, Separated (Adjective).

Billet

Accommodate, Lodge, House (Verb).

Indentation

Dent, Cavity, Pit, Dip (Noun).

Burgeoning

Expanding, Swelling, Mushrooming, Booming (Adjective).

Impetus

Momentum, Stimulus, Incentive, Driving Force (Noun).

Invalidate

Disprove, Refute, Contradict (Verb).

Jalopy Car

An old, dilapidated car (Noun).

Acquittal

Absolution, Clearing, Exoneration (Noun).

Humiliation

Embarrassment, Mortification, Indignity (Noun).

Contemplate

Examine, Ponder, Meditate (Verb).

Ramification

Consequence, Aftermath, Outcome, Effect (Noun).

Resentful

Aggrieved, Indignant, Offended (Adjective).

Peremptory

Brusque, Imperious, Bossy (Adjective).

Jeopardize

Threaten, Endanger, Imperil (Verb).

Provocative

Annoying, Infuriating, Exasperating (Adjective).

Intervene

Step in, Intercede (Verb).

Commotion

Disturbance, Uproar, Tumult. C.f. Shelley’s “Ode to the West Wind”: “Thou on whose stream, 'mid the steep sky's commotion”.

Relentless

Persistent, Continuing, Perpetual (Adjective).

Debilitate

Weaken, Enfeeble, Devitalize (Verb).

Abducted

Kidnapped, Seized, Captured (Adjective).

Ransacked

Plundered, Pillaged, Looted (Adjective).

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