Meaning in Action
Someone who refuses to speak during a police interview could be described as _______.
What is taciturn?
After hearing the verdict, the victim’s family demanded _______.
What is retribution?
Taciturn is most similar to which word: quiet or talkative?
What is quiet?
Cause: Someone refuses to share information.
Effect: People call them _______.
What is taciturn?
A superhero who believes nothing can harm them claims invincibility.
✅ Real use
A person who takes the law into their own hands is acting as a _______.
What is vigilante?
A judge’s power to make legal decisions in a specific area is called _______.
What is jurisdiction?
Retribution is most similar to which word: forgiveness or punishment?
What is punishment?
Cause: A witness gives a matching story.
Effect: They help to _______ the evidence.
What is corroborate?
A person who decorates their house with flowers is showing a macabre style.
❌ Ridiculous — macabre means eerie or grim.
When a witness supports another person’s story, they _______ it.
What is corroborate?
Before taking the stand, the witness signed an official written statement known as an _______.
What is affidavit?
Ire is most similar to which emotion: anger or joy?
What is anger?
Cause: The court decides it has no legal power over a case.
Effect: It’s outside its _______.
What is jurisdiction?
If two friends agree on what they saw, they corroborate each other’s stories.
✅ Real use
A horror story filled with death and darkness would best be described as _______.
What is macabre?
The angry crowd’s _______ grew when the criminal was released early.
What is ire?
Corroborate is most similar to which word: confirm or deny?
What is confirm?
Cause: A citizen breaks the law to punish a criminal.
Effect: They are acting like a _______.
What is vigilante?
If a judge gets angry, they are showing jurisdiction.
❌ Ridiculous — jurisdiction means authority, not emotion.
A soldier who believes they can’t be defeated feels a sense of _______.
What is invincibility?
The lawyer asked the witness to _______ about what happened on the night of the crime.
What is testify?
Macabre is most opposite in tone to which word: cheerful or gloomy?
What is cheerful?
Cause: A person’s uncontrollable anger boils over.
Effect: Their _______ is clear to everyone.
What is ire?
A vigilante works outside of legal authority to deliver justice.
✅ Real use