The New Jim Crow

The New Jim Crow Glossary

Egalitarian

Equal

Tempered

Lessened or reduced

Disparities

Differences between

Egregiously

In a conspicuous and over-the-top way

Parlance

The language used by a group of people

Animus

An intense feeling of hatred

Virulent

Very strong and harsh

Harbinger

A sign of something to come

Decimate

To destroy a large amount of something

Ostracism

The act of excluding something

Specter

Something that haunts the mind

Corrosive

Wearing away or eating away at something

Punitive

Punishing

Effectuated

Brought into being

Vehement

Strong, and usually angry or emotional, in terms of feelings

Hegemonic

Having a large degree of control of something or someone

Alleviate

To get rid of

Zenith

The utmost, highest point of something

Peremptory

Doing something to prevent something else from happening

Buttressed

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