Just Mercy Vocabulary Review for semester test

a situation from which extrication is difficult

• ambivalence

• formidable

• plight

• exonerate

mixed feelings or emotions

• ambivalence

• formidable

• plight

• exonerate

pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

• ambivalence

• formidable

• plight

• exonerate

extremely impressive in strength or excellence

• ambivalence

• formidable

• plight

• exonerate

a long and mournful complaint

• miscegenation

• precocious

• stint

• jeremiad

an unbroken period of time during which you do something

• miscegenation

• precocious

• stint

• jeremiad

characterized by exceptionally early development

• miscegenation

• precocious

• stint

• jeremiad

marriage or reproduction by people of different races

• miscegenation

• precocious

• stint

• jeremiad

the right to a writ protecting against illegal imprisonment

• peremptory

• grisly

• habeas corpus

• detritus

shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

• peremptory

• grisly

• habeas corpus

• detritus