Mock Trial Vocabulary Practice #2

Waive

• To grant official approval or power
• To refrain from enforcing or claiming; to relinquish a right willingly.
• The state of being unable to do something; a lack of capacity or skill.
• A settlement of differences by mutual concessions
• Extremely cold or lacking warmth

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Allegedly

• To grant official approval or power
• Supposedly, without proof or confirmation
• open to attack, criticism, or damage.
• Breaches or infringements of a law, rule, or agreement
• To explain the meaning or significance of something

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Custom

• departing from usual or accepted standards, especially in behavior.
• A habitual practice, tradition, or way of behaving specific to a particular group
• To grant official approval or power
• to surrender or release control.
• To openly resist or refuse to obey; to challenge the authority or power of.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Isolation

• minor offenses or infringements.
• a condition of being alone or cut off.
• minor offenses or infringements.
• departing from usual or accepted standards, especially in behavior.
• To grant official approval or power

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Wing

• Breaches or infringements of a law, rule, or agreement
• Part of a building, or any feature of a building, projecting from the central part
• Breaches or infringements of a law, rule, or agreement
• open to attack, criticism, or damage.
• To refrain from enforcing or claiming; to relinquish a right willingly.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Frigid

• To openly resist or refuse to obey; to challenge the authority or power of.
• Extremely cold or lacking warmth
• training that develops self-control, character, or efficiency.
• to surrender or release control.
• To grant official approval or power

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Wary

• To evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, or significance of something.
• Cautious and watchful
• a condition of being alone or cut off.
• To refrain from enforcing or claiming; to relinquish a right willingly.
• A habitual practice, tradition, or way of behaving specific to a particular group

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Vulnerable

• the act of scolding or punishing.
• open to attack, criticism, or damage.
• the act of scolding or punishing.
• The state of being unable to do something; a lack of capacity or skill.
• Extremely cold or lacking warmth

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Hypothermic

• To grant official approval or power
• Having a body temperature below normal, often due to exposure to cold condition
• To openly resist or refuse to obey; to challenge the authority or power of.
• Standing out and attracting attention; easily noticeable.
• To evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, or significance of something.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Prominent

• a condition of being alone or cut off.
• Standing out and attracting attention; easily noticeable.
• A habitual practice, tradition, or way of behaving specific to a particular group
• To explain the meaning or significance of something
• To evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, or significance of something.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4