Rumbling
Resonant [sound etc.] (Adjective).
Antebellum
“Before the war”. (From Latin Ante Bellum, Adjective).
Segregated
Isolated, Divided, Separated (Adjective).
Billet
Accommodate, Lodge, House (Verb).
Indentation
Dent, Cavity, Pit, Dip (Noun).
Burgeoning
Expanding, Swelling, Mushrooming, Booming (Adjective).
Impetus
Momentum, Stimulus, Incentive, Driving Force (Noun).
Invalidate
Disprove, Refute, Contradict (Verb).
Jalopy Car
An old, dilapidated car (Noun).
Acquittal
Absolution, Clearing, Exoneration (Noun).
Humiliation
Embarrassment, Mortification, Indignity (Noun).
Contemplate
Examine, Ponder, Meditate (Verb).
Ramification
Consequence, Aftermath, Outcome, Effect (Noun).
Resentful
Aggrieved, Indignant, Offended (Adjective).
Peremptory
Brusque, Imperious, Bossy (Adjective).
Jeopardize
Threaten, Endanger, Imperil (Verb).
Provocative
Annoying, Infuriating, Exasperating (Adjective).
Intervene
Step in, Intercede (Verb).
Commotion
Disturbance, Uproar, Tumult. C.f. Shelley’s “Ode to the West Wind”: “Thou on whose stream, 'mid the steep sky's commotion”.
Relentless
Persistent, Continuing, Perpetual (Adjective).
Debilitate
Weaken, Enfeeble, Devitalize (Verb).
Abducted
Kidnapped, Seized, Captured (Adjective).
Ransacked
Plundered, Pillaged, Looted (Adjective).
