Monster Flashcards
Acquit
free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty
Adjourn
break off (a meeting, legal case) with the intention of resuming it later
Affidavit
a written statement confirmed by oath or affirmation, for use as evidence in court.
Grotesque
comically or repulsively ugly or distorted.
Lethal
Definition: sufficient to cause death
Perpetrator
Definition: a person who carries out a harmful, illegal, or immoral act
Proposition
Definition: a suggested program or plan of action
Montage
Definition: the process or technique of selecting, editing, and piecing together separate sections of film to form a continuous whole
Perimeter
Definition: the continuous line forming the boundary of a closed figure
Traverse
Definition: travel across or cut through
Mosaic
Definition: a picture or pattern produced by arranging together small colored pieces of hard material, such as stone, tile, or glass
Diminutive
Definition: extremely or unusually small
Cacophony
Definition: a harsh discordant mixture of sounds
Reformatory
Definition: an institution to which youthful offenders are sent as an alternative to prison; a reform school.