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Unit 10 Vocabulary (8 Words)

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word means "to reveal guilt or make (someone) appear guilty"?

a)

decriminalize

b)

incriminate

c)

exonerate

d)

reprove

2.

Which word means "an accusation made in reply; a countercharge"?

a)

culprit

b)

onus

c)

recrimination

d)

approbation

3.

Which word means "deserving blame"?

a)

culpable

b)

mea culpa

c)

onerous

d)

approbation

4.

Which word means "one responsible for a crime"?

a)

recrimination

b)

culprit

c)

onus

d)

reprobate

5.

Which word means "statement uttered to show personal responsibility for a wrong"?

a)

mea culpa

b)

onerous

c)

reprove

d)

approbation

6.

Which word means "to prove not guilty"?

a)

decriminalize

b)

incriminate

c)

reprove

d)

exonerate

7.

Which word means "a dishonest or immoral person; a scoundrel"?

a)

recrimination

b)

reprobate

c)

mea culpa

d)

culpable

8.

Which word means "to scold or criticize"?

a)

exonerate

b)

reprove

c)

reprobate

d)

incriminate

9.

What does the word "incriminate" mean?

a)

to show evidence of involvement in a crime

b)

an accusation made in reply; a countercharge

c)

deserving blame; guilty

d)

one responsible for a crime

10.

What does the word "recrimination" mean?

a)

deserving blame; guilty

b)

an acknowledgement of one's own fault or error; apology

c)

an accusation made in reply; a countercharge

d)

to free from blame or burden

11.

What does the word "culpable" mean?

a)

an accusation made in reply; a countercharge

b)

one responsible for a crime

c)

deserving blame; guilty

d)

to show evidence of involvement in a crime

12.

What does the term "mea culpa" mean?

a)

an accusation made in reply; a countercharge

b)

deserving blame; guilty

c)

one responsible for a crime; perpetrator

d)

an acknowledgement of one's own fault or error

13.

What does the word "exonerate" mean?

a)

to free from blame or burden

b)

a dishonest or immoral person; a scoundrel

c)

to scold or criticize

d)

deserving blame; guilty

14.

What does the word "reprobate" mean?

a)

to show evidence of involvement in a crime; implicate

b)

an accusation made in reply; a countercharge

c)

a dishonest or immoral person; a scoundrel

d)

one responsible for a crime; perpetrator

15.

What does the word "reprove" mean?

a)

to free from blame or burden

b)

to scold or criticize

c)

an acknowledgement of one's own fault or error

d)

one responsible for a crime

16.

What does the word "culprit" mean?

a)

one responsible for a crime

b)

deserving blame; guilty

c)

an acknowledgement of one's own fault or error

d)

to show evidence of involvement in a crime; implicate