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12 Angry Men
Vocabulary
Directions:
Write your own original sentence using each word, underlining the vocabulary word in the sentence.
1. Dogged – (adj) marked by stubborn determination
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2. Meek – (adj) not violent or strong
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3. Sadism – (noun) delight in cruelty
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4. Intolerant – (adj) unwilling to grant equal freedom of expression, especially in religious matters
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5. Appalled – (adj) to overcome with shock or dismay
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6. Naïve – (adj) lacking worldly wisdom and experience
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7. Bigot – (noun) one who regards or treats the members of a group (as a racial or ethic group) with hatred
and intolerance
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8. Refugee – (noun) one that flees
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9. Subservient – (adj) submissive to or controlled by authority
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10. Superficial – (adj) shallow; concerned only with surface aspects or obvious features
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11. Intimidate – (verb) to make timid or fearful
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12. Rapport – (noun) relationship, especially one of mutual trust or emotional affinity
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13. Simulate – (verb) to make an imitation of or as substitute for
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14. Acquittal - (noun) a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal
process
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15. Defendant – (noun) a person required to make answer in a legal action or suit
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16. Defense – (adj) the act or action of defending
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17. Jury – (noun) a body of persons sworn to give a verdict on some matter submitted to them
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18. Prosecution – (noun) the party by whom criminal proceedings are instituted or conducted
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19. Verdict – (noun) the finding or decision of a jury on the matter submitted to it in trial
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20. Premeditated Homicide – (noun) a murder that is characterized by fully conscious willful intent and a
measure of forethought and planning
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21. Evidence – (noun) something that furnishes proof
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22. Proof – (noun) something that induces certainty or establishes validity
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23. Testimony – (noun) a solemn declaration usually made orally by a witness under oath in response to
interrogation by a lawyer or authorized public official
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24. Double Jeopardy – (noun) the putting of a person on trial for an offense for which he or she has been
previously been put on trial under a valid charge
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25. Deliberate – (verb) to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully
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26. Hung Jury – (noun) when a jury cannot come to a unanimous decision, forcing the judge to declare a
mistrial
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27. Burden of Proof – (noun) the responsibility of the prosecution to prove to the jury the guilt of the
accused
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28. Mistrial – (noun) invalid trial, caused by fundamental error; trial must start again from the selection of
the jury
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29. Reasonable Doubt – (noun) a real doubt, based upon reason and common sense after careful and
impartial consideration of all the evidence, or lack of evidence, in a case
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30. Witness - (noun) one who can give first-hand account of something seen, heard or experienced
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