TAM: Act I Vocabulary
unanimous
complete agreement with no one dissenting
refugee
a person who flees one country and seeks safety somewhere else
el
a train of the same design as a subway train that runs on tracks elevated a few stories above street level
retire
to leave the open court to go to a private room
calculus
a calculated mathematical process
belligerently
in a hostile or angry manner
monopoly
the exclusive ownership of a business
switch knife
more commonly referred to as a switchblade, one whose spring-loaded blade is concealed inside the body of the knife
proposition
a deal; bargain
bickering
arguing
mugging
a physical attack to take money or goods from another person