Philanthropist
A person who uses wealth to fund charitable, humanitarian, education or other not-for-profit (to themselves) enterprise.
Indignation
A sense of moral outrage over something
Assimilation
The integration of outside minority cultures into the larger majority
Awakening
An epiphany-like realization of a major transformation in life
Embodiment
The iconic expression of a singular characteristic of a person or idea
Metropolis
A large urban area spanning across a diversity of geographical, ethnic, cultural and economic levels
Tenant
A person who rents space to live or work
Monopolize
Near or complete ownership of an industry or idea by a single enterprise
Swain
A young boyfriend, suitor or lover
Teeming
Swarming with people; heavily attended or packed
Pauperism
The state of being economically deprived
Growler
Literally, a growler is the container in which beer is passed around to be poured into mugs, but here it becomes the author’s metaphorical term for the always lingering presence of alcohol as a moral temptation
Brawny
Big and muscular with the implication that it would be easy for such a person to do harm to another
Prominent
Renowned and established and having a high reputation
Swarthy
Being dark in complexion that is associated with a genetic heritage from along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea
Coolie
A derogatory term once used routinely to describe Chinese (or any Asian) immigrant laborer to America
Tough
Used as a noun to describe a young criminal type on the rise: “the tough eventually reaches the end of his rope”
Exigency
Existing in an emergency state which must be promptly addressed
Firebugs
Slang for an arsonist, used particularly to describe the lucrative criminal enterprise of setting fire to tenements to collect insurance on belongings
Kindred
Sharing a likeness or similarity between two different people or things
