"Just Mercy" Ch. 3 Vocab. Practice

An __________ is an accusation, which is sometimes true and sometimes not. If you say your sister stole a candy bar but you don't have any proof that she did it, you have made an __________.

• allegation

• accomplice

• accomplishment

• deliberate

Answer explanation

In the legal system, an allegation is a formal claim against someone. It sparks an investigation that leads to someone being proven innocent or found guilty. In everyday use, however, an allegation is what someone thinks, whether or not there is proof. For example, if someone makes an allegation that you're a terrible driver, they might base it on their own experience, but they won't be able to prove it.

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If you are incredulous, what does that mean?

• You are trusting of others

• You can't or won't believe something

• You are accusing someone of wronging you

• You are peaceful

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Murder is a synonym for...

• allegation

• punitive

• lynch

• wafting

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An __________ is a cooperator or participator, commonly in criminal acts. So you’re an __________ to the gas station robbery if you distracted the store manager while your partner in crime raided the registers for cash.

• sw

• accomplice

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_____________ evidence is enough to make it clear that you are guilty of something.

• Incriminating

• Indecisive

• Exclusive

• Absolutely

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Punitive describes...

• upsetting someone

• inflicting a punishment

• openly criticize

• any kind of unfortunate moment in someone's life

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I was still working on the best way to talk to condemned people about how to respond to news of an execution date.

What does condemned mean in this sentence?

• sentenced or doomed

• upset or melancholy

• ancient

• prison

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What is a synonym for commode?

• bedroom

• kitchen

• toilet

• sink

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If you check your grades and keep up with your schoolwork consistently, you will pass this class.

What does consistently mean?

• doing something again and again

• occasionally doing something

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What is the smoke doing in this picture?

• incriminating

• flying

• incredulous

• wafting

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