| coroner |
a public officer employed to investigate by inquest any death not thought to have occurred by natural causes. |
| cumulative |
becoming larger or greater by means of gradual addition. |
| disparity |
the condition or an instance of being unlike, unequal, or of different kinds; difference. |
| exorbitant |
exceeding the bounds of what is reasonable, fair, or proper; immoderate. |
| fickle |
quickly changing without reason or warning, especially in affection or allegiance; variable or capricious. |
| impasse |
a situation that allows no escape or solution; stalemate. |
| induce |
to persuade or influence, as to a course of action. |
| notoriety |
the condition or quality of being widely known or spoken of, especially for something that is not good. |
| pathological |
afflicted with or caused by a physical or especially a mental disorder. |
| penitent |
feeling or showing sorrow or regret for having done wrong. |
| rabble1 |
a confused and uncontrolled crowd; disorderly mob. |
| repast |
a meal, or the food eaten at a meal. |
| rescind |
to take back or make invalid; revoke. |
| revelry |
noisy merrymaking. |
| turpitude |
moral baseness; depravity. |