Chapters 12-21 Flashcards
1
Q
Decree
A
Official order or decision
2
Q
Placid
A
Calm or quiet
3
Q
Venue
A
Place where criminal trial proceeds
4
Q
Venerable
A
Respected or honored
5
Q
Acquiescence
A
Act of agreeing to something by being silent
6
Q
Aggregation
A
To gather into a mass
7
Q
Subpoena
A
Written legal order telling someone to come to court
8
Q
Nocturnal
A
Something active during the night
9
Q
Akimbo
A
With hands on hips and elbows bent outward
10
Q
Elucidate
A
To make something clear, explain
11
Q
Corroborating
A
Cooperating, supporting
12
Q
Congenital
A
Present from birth
13
Q
Acrimonious
A
When someone rubs you the wrong way, bitterness or harshness of manner
14
Q
Tenet
A
Belief or principle help by a group as being true
15
Q
Formidable
A
Something that causes fear and is difficult to overcome
