film noir
A genre of film characterized by pervasive moral ambiguity, shadowy cinematography, crime, a temptress known as a femme fatale and a general philosophical view that the world is utterly irrational and chance and coincidence rule all fates.
ostensibly
Seemingly, but not necessarily; presumably; to all apparent appearances.
intolerable
Excruciatingly unendurable; insufferable; unbearable.
jurisdiction
The dominion under which legal authority falls and within which it is limited.
confiscate
To appropriate by legal authority and mandate; to remove something from someone else.
innate
A characteristic determined by birth; intrinsic and essential.
poise
Self-possessed gracefulness; a dignified sense of self-esteem and the way that one comports themselves as a result.
insinuation
A hinted implication of something, usually something negative
foreboding
A sense of something ominous, sinister or threatening.
duress
The anxious emotional state that comes with being under intense pressure.
trundle
To move someone or something along in a relatively forceful manner.
resurrection
Brought back from the dead.
infatuation
A romantic crush; a short and relatively shallow obsession.
eavesdrop
To secretly listen to someone else’s conversation.
incriminate
To make a charge against someone being engaged in criminal activities.
dame
Slang term for a woman; usually conveying a sense of admiration about the woman’s toughness.
gruesome
Grisly and horrifying; repulsive.
feeble
Weak or ineffectual; pathetic and incapacitated.
dubious
Doubtfully uncertain; holding a high degree of scornful suspicion.
nondescript
Ordinary and commonplace.
