Words You'll Hear in Court
Eat, ATE, Eaten
Honey, I Broke the Law
Embarrassing Moments
They Said What?
100
"Never sound ___ about what happened that day. If you are unsure, talk about it as if it is the only thing you know," the lawyer told him.
What is irresolute
100
(v.) to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute
What is desecrate
100
Without a security system or working locks, your house is ____ to theft.
What is susceptible
100
Somehow Smelly Sarah never found out about her nickname but as soon as I called him ___ Brad, the word spread faster than he's ever walked.
What is bovine
100
"I'm not ___ at all. As a child I dragged a dead squirrel home on my skateboard and cut it open and tried to look at its brain." -Jessica Biel
What is squeamish
200
Before court is dismissed for the day, the judge will quickly ___ the stories of both sides thus far.
What is recapitulate
200
(v.) to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity
What is mitigate
200
She was the one who told me that the contents in the bottle was just old lemonade but when my parents called hers, she ____ all events from that night.
What is disavowed
200
Why am I the bad guy for calling her out on her spray tan when everyone knew since she was so ___ before?
What is cadaverous
200
"I'm not trying to sound ___, but we did sell 12 million records on the first album, so we did get paid a little bit." -Justin Timberlake
What is pretentious
300
Busy watching TV, it was the babysitter's ___ neglect of duty that left her sitting in the ER anxiously awaiting the wrath of the little boy's parents.
What is culpable
300
(v.) to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence
What is resuscitate
300
The phrase "Et tu, Brute?" is associated with one of the most famous examples of ____ of friends.
What is perfidy
300
Everyone noticed she had grown ___ after quitting all sports and devoting her life to music, but I don't think she realized until the young boy asked when she was due.
What is corpulent
300
"The ode lives upon the ideal, the epic upon the ___, the drama upon the real." -Victor Hugo
What is grandiose
400
In Legally Blonde, the jury was not fooled by the guilty girl's tendency to ____.
What is equivocate
400
(v.) to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure
What is dissipate
400
His strict, conservative parents were in ____ upon finding his stash under his bed.
What is consternation
400
Attempting to play a romantic game, she asked her boyfriend to meet her where they had their first date. But after dating for over a year, the first date had become somewhat ___ in his mind and instead he acted sick to get out of admitting this.
What is nebulous
400
"The actor's popularity is ____; applauded today, forgotten tomorrow." -Harrison Ford
What is evanescent
500
Despite going on a hunger strike and gaining the support of more anti-death-penalty advocates, Richard Glossip is to be executed over the week of 2/16. If officials later find the ___ they went off false, since the whole cased is based off of a single testimony, the case will be criticized and violent protests may ensue.
What is supposition
500
(v.) to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish
What is relegate
500
The school went on lockdown after a small quarrel about boneless watermelon turned into a violent ____.
What is dissension
500
He planned to woo the girl with his gifts and charm, but upon seeing her that night, he was swept off his feet and had to muster up a great deal of courage to even speak. Then, when he did try to talk, all he did was ___ endlessly about the restaurant.
What is prate
500
"I think it's still hard for me to turn down work if it's really good because for so many years I was desperate to get a job and couldn't and so it's kind of an _____ for me to turn down work." -Matt Damon
What is anathema
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