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Bear Brook Vocab

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define decomposed.

a)

make or become rotten; decay or cause to decay

b)

having had the limbs cut off

c)

form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence

d)

cause (someone) to be no longer close or affectionate to someone

2.

Define dismembered.

a)

having had the limbs cut off

b)

make or become rotten; decay or cause to decay

c)

form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence

d)

cause (someone) to be no longer close or affectionate to someone

3.

Define DNA.

a)

hereditary material in humans and almost all other organisms

b)

scientific tests or techniques used in connection with the detection of crime

c)

the study and tracing of lines of descent or development

d)

an unsolved criminal investigation which remains open pending the discovery of new evidence

4.

Define forensics.

a)

hereditary material in humans and almost all other organisms

b)

scientific tests or techniques used in connection with the detection of crime

c)

an unsolved criminal investigation which remains open pending the discovery of new evidence

d)

an unsolved criminal investigation which remains open pending the discovery of new evidence

5.

Define speculate.

a)

form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence

b)

an unsolved criminal investigation which remains open pending the discovery of new evidence

c)

a claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act, typically a criminal one, is alleged to have taken place

d)

involving trust, especially with regard to the relationship between a trustee and a beneficiary.

6.

Define cold case.

a)

form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence

b)

an unsolved criminal investigation which remains open pending the discovery of new evidence

c)

scientific tests or techniques used in connection with the detection of crime

d)

a liability or tendency to suffer from a particular condition, hold a particular attitude, or act in a particular way

7.

Define alibi.

a)

form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence

b)

an unsolved criminal investigation which remains open pending the discovery of new evidence

c)

a claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act, typically a criminal one, is alleged to have taken place

d)

the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect

8.

Define genealogy.

a)

the study and tracing of lines of descent or development

b)

the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect

c)

scientific tests or techniques used in connection with the detection of crime

d)

involving trust, especially with regard to the relationship between a trustee and a beneficiary.

9.

Define juxtaposition.

a)

the study and tracing of lines of descent or development

b)

the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect

c)

involving trust, especially with regard to the relationship between a trustee and a beneficiary.

d)

a liability or tendency to suffer from a particular condition, hold a particular attitude, or act in a particular way

10.

Define estrange.

a)

the study and tracing of lines of descent or development

b)

the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect

c)

dig out from the ground

d)

cause (someone) to be no longer close or affectionate to someone

11.

Define ultimatum.

a)

form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence

b)

an unsolved criminal investigation which remains open pending the discovery of new evidence

c)

a claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act, typically a criminal one, is alleged to have taken place

d)

a final demand or statement of terms, the rejection of which will result in retaliation or a breakdown in relations

12.

Define adversary.

a)

form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence

b)

one's opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute.

c)

a claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act, typically a criminal one, is alleged to have taken place

d)

a liability or tendency to suffer from a particular condition, hold a particular attitude, or act in a particular way

13.

Define fiduciary.

a)

form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence

b)

an unsolved criminal investigation which remains open pending the discovery of new evidence

c)

a claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act, typically a criminal one, is alleged to have taken place

d)

involving trust, especially with regard to the relationship between a trustee and a beneficiary.

14.

Define chronologically.

a)

the study and tracing of lines of descent or development

b)

the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect

c)

in a way that follows the order in which events or records occurred.

d)

involving trust, especially with regard to the relationship between a trustee and a beneficiary.

15.

Define exhume.

a)

the study and tracing of lines of descent or development

b)

the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect

c)

dig out from the ground

d)

cause (someone) to be no longer close or affectionate to someone

16.

Define deluge.

a)

inundate with a great quantity of something

b)

the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect

c)

dig out from the ground

d)

cause (someone) to be no longer close or affectionate to someone

17.

Define predisposition.

a)

form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence

b)

one's opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute.

c)

a claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act, typically a criminal one, is alleged to have taken place

d)

a liability or tendency to suffer from a particular condition, hold a particular attitude, or act in a particular way