1. Serial Episode 7-8 Vocabulary
Harrowing (adj): extremely distressing or disturbing
Tedium (n): the quality of being wearisome
Trajectory (n): the path taken by something in air or space, usually like a rocket
Debrief (v): To question someone after a mission to gain information
Caveat (n): a warning or caution, sometimes in a particularly legal sense
Unconventional (adj): Not conforming to usual standards or norms
Remorse (n): deep regret for wrongdoing
Recant (v): to say that one no longer believes what they once did; to pull back a statement
Implicate (v): to show someone that is involved in a crime
Informant (n): a person who gives information to someone, usually the police

2. Racial Profiling (n): the practice of categorizing people (usually by police, or another government organization) and predicting their behavior based solely on race
Infused (v): to be soaked, poured into, or injected
Negligent (adj): lazily careless
Malfeasance (n): the performance of a public official of an act that is legally unjustified or maybe even unlawful
Mealy (adj): having the texture or look of meal; powdery, soft, crumbly
Exonerate (v): to free from guilt or blame
Jaded (adj): dulled by overindulgence; worn down from being overworked
Premise (n): a proposition that helps support a conclusion
Sociopath (n): a person with a personality disorder, which shows itself in anti-social behavior and a lack of conscience
Scoff (v): to mock or jeer