Sadlier Vocabulary Unit 9 (O)

(v.) to prove or judge to be guilty.

(n.) a person who has been proved guilty of a crime and sentenced to prison; someone who is serving a long prison term .

• release

• free

• to acquit

• convict

(n.) punishment; training that results in obedience and self-control; orderly behavior; control gained by enforcing rules of conduct; a branch of knowledge.

(v.) to punish; to train in proper behavior; to bring under control.

• confusion

• disorder

• confusion

• discipline

(n.) a dark room or cell used as prison, usually underground.

• sanctuary
• fortress
• dungeon
• cell

(adj.) Serious, important, or grave

• trivial
• earnest

• casual
• serious

(v.) to surround on every side; to close up inside or fence off; to include with something else.

• enclose
• include
• exclude
• surround

(adj.) happening step-by-step or by degrees; changing little by little.

• gradual
• static
• sudden
• uniform

(v.) to complain angrily but not loudly; to growl.

(n.) a growling sound; a muttered complaint.

• whine
• grumble
• scream
• shout

(adj.) with a rough or sharp edge; irregular or harsh

• Smooth
• Even
• Jagged
• Flat

(v.) to feed or help grow and develop; to support.

• ignore
• neglect
• hinder
• nourish

(n.) the act of supplying or making available; a stock of food or supplies; a step taken in advance; a condition, as in a contact.

(v.) to supply with food or materials.

• supply
• resource
• inventory
• provision