| abuse |
cruel or harmful treatment. |
| alloy |
a substance made by mixing two or more metals or a metal and another substance. |
| anticipate |
to look forward to; expect. |
| circulate |
to move or flow along a closed path or system. |
| conformity |
accordance or compliance with a standard or norm. |
| ghetto |
a part of a town or city in which people of a particular race or religion are forced by law to live. |
| immigrate |
to come to live permanently in a country where one was not born. |
| integration |
the process of bringing all parts together into a whole. |
| lurid |
sensational; shocking or dramatic. |
| nomad |
a member of a group or tribe that has no fixed home and moves from place to place. |
| paramount |
most important; chief; highest. |
| prose |
writing or speech in its usual form of a series of sentences. Most language that is not poetry can be described as prose. Novels, short stories, essays, and letters are examples of writing done in prose. |
| prosecutor |
an attorney who tries a case against an accused person in a court of law. |
| provoke |
to make angry, annoyed, or emotional; bring to action. |
| region |
a large space or area. |