"A Retrieved Reformation" Vocab

succeeding; thriving

• flourish

• alibi

• anguish

• retribution

a claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act was committed, especially a criminal one

• flourishing

• alibi

• anguish

• retribution

a feeling of suffering or distress

• flourishing

• alibi

• anguish

• retribution

punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong criminal act

• flourishing

• alibi

• anguish

• retribution

the person in charge of a prison

• anguish

• alibi

• virtuous

• warden

having or showing high moral standards

• anguish

• virtuous

• reformation

• retribution

get or bring (something) back; regain possession of

• alibi

• warden

• retrieve

• retribution

to change for the better

• virtuous

• retrieve

• retribution

• reformation

Match the following

• flourishing

• a change for the better

• reformation

• bring back; regain possession

• virtuous

• feeling of suffering or distress

• retrieve

• succeeding, thriving

• anguish

• having high moral standards

The ______ gave Jimmy his pardon that was signed by the governor.