Law and Order

Question 1

plausible

Answer 1

• believable; credible
  Although the plot of Jurassic Park may seem unlikely at first, author Michael Crichton makes the story sound plausible by explaining how dinosaur DNA could be extracted from amber.

Question 2

incorrigible

Answer 2

• incapable of being reformed

Bart Simpson is an incorrigible rascal.

Question 3

defamation

Answer 3

• an abusive attack on a person’s reputation
  Hollywood stars sue for defamation not as a means of making money but to clear their names in the press and punish the tabloids that print the
  incorrect information.

Question 4

nnuendo

Answer 4

• a veiled hint or insinuation, especially a negative reflection on a person’s character or reputation
  The gossip column was filled with innuendo about famous actors.

Question 5

travesty

Answer 5

• a miscarriage of justice; a distortion of proper procedure
  When the judge dismissed the case against the obviously guilty defendant, the townspeople called it a travesty.

Question 6

exculpate; exonerate

Answer 6

• both mean to free from blame; to declare innocent
  In the movie My Cousin Vinny, Marisa Tomei’s character, Lisa, uses her expert automotive knowledge on the witness stand to exonerate the two youths.

Question 7

fabricate

Answer 7

• to make up or invent a story

Dr. Doolittle’s family thought he had fabricated the story about being able to talk to animals.

Question 8

unprecedented

Answer 8

• without previous example

Lance Armstrong has won the Tour de France an unprecedented seven times.

Question 9

immaterial

Answer 9

• of no importance; irrelevant and therefore lacking significance
  Her testimony was immaterial and was, therefore, not admitted into evidence.

Question 10

incontrovertible

Answer 10

• not open to question; indisputable

The videotape of the robbery provided incontrovertible evidence against the suspect - he was obviously guilty.