Crime and Justice Unit 2
Regret does not a____ from blame.
absolve
When people experience r____, they are excluded from a group and feel depressed.
rejection
He earns enough money to s___ o__ o_ a yacht.
splash out on
He p____ t___ b___ of his colleagues who had already done research in the field.
picked the brains
They may think that they are in love, but in fact it is sometimes just "adolescent ________".
infatuation
Logan p____ "not guilty".
pleaded
As a result of malnutrition, he was all s___ a__ b____.
skin and bones
We tend to s_____ cash on things we don't really need.
squander
Suddenly, he had a b_____. Eurica!
brainwave
They were in a state of e_______ for days after they won the prize.
euphoria
She was released with a complete a_____.
acquittal
Nature versus nurture is often a b___o_ c______ between scientists and anthropologists.
bone of contention
It's not sensible to f____ a____ money when you have no stable income.
fritter away
The acrobat used his body in a d______ fashion.
dexterous
She will be remembered for her selfless/unstinting d_______ to the cause.
devotion
M_____ of justice.
miscarriage
He s____ his s___ by seeking refuge in the forest.
saved his skin
The absent parent will face a sharp reduction in what is already a b_______ income.
breadline
A politician should be able to use language in an a______ way to achieve his goals.
articulate
In many American schools, the students p___ _______ (to the flag) at the beginning of the school day.
pledge allegiance
His confession l____ to journalists.
leaked
Dissidents are likely to face m__________-.
marginalization
In 1929 prices on the stock market p______ and the Great Depression started.
plummeted
We get older and become s________.
scatterbrained
I question whether he has the a_____ or the r__________ to succeed as chairman.
ambition / ruthlessness