Vocabulary

• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• set up
• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• move beyond: To go past or exceed a limit, boundary, or set of expectations.
• at gunpoint: Forced or threatened with a gun.
• in return: As a reciprocal action or gesture; in exchange or repayment.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• above all: Most importantly; more than anything else.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• evolve: To develop certain features
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• instrument: Gauge for measuring something, e.g. temperature
• military: Army or armed forces
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• innocent: Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
• pursuit: Act of following someone to catch them
• appeal: Ability to attract interest, attention, or desire
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• fatal: Causing death; having very bad consequences
• render: To cause to be in a certain state or condition
• humanity: Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• mentor: Experienced or wise person who advises others
• reap: To harvest or to cut and collect crops
• anchor: Metal hook on a rope used to stop boats moving
• violent: Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
• heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
• genius: Person displaying a high level of intelligence
• guilt: Shame at doing something bad or wrong
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• solely: With no one or nothing else
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• harmful: Likely to cause damage or injury
• resource: Something that can be used profitably; asset
• merit: To earn something, such as praise or a reward
• justice: Quality of being fair, equal, or just
• amplify: To increase the effect of something
• enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• litter: All the baby animals born at once from one mother
• reform: To re-shape something to a better condition
• criminal: Involving illegal activity; relating to crime
• proposition: General claim or theory
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• redeem: To exchange (coupon/voucher) for merchandise, etc.
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• grapple: To engage in close hand-to-hand combat
• acoustic: Connected with sound or hearing
• churn: To turn milk round and round to make butter
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• full: Containing all the parts; complete
• sow: To plant seeds in an area of ground
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• bob: To move up and down repeatedly
• ghetto: Area in a city where one race of people live
• correctional: Concerned with or providing correction
• hometown: Town (or city) where you grew up or where you live
• chromatic: Of or produced by color, especially bright color