Bac list 5 Flashcards
Accomplice
NOUN A person who helps another commit a crime
Alibi
NOUN A defense showing that the person accused of a crime could not have committed it
Canteen
NOUN A store that sells food and other items at a school, business, or military base
Constituent
NOUN member of a group that offers representation or support; a citizen represented by an elected official
Construct
NOUN A product of the mind or of a belief system
Mayhem
NOUN A needless violence
Domestic
NOUN a servant hired to work for a household
Microcosm
NOUN a micro version of something
Niche
NOUN A situation where a person is best fitted
Predicament
NOUN a difficult situation
Reprisal
NOUN An act of payback
Homogeneity
NOUN Similar throughout
Arbitrary
ADJ Personal preference, not what’s right
Frugal
ADJ Avoid wasting things
Contentious
ADJ Likely to cause an argument