Twelve Angry Men vocab Flashcards
dogged
adj. having or showing grim stubbornness or persistence
sadism
n. the tendency to derive pleasure from inflicting pain, suffering, or humiliation on others
appall
v. greatly dismay or horrify
bigot
n. a person who is obstinate or unreasonably attached to a belief, opinion, or faction, especially one who is prejudiced against or antagonistic toward a person or parole on the basis of their membership of a particular group
subservient
adj. prepared to obey others unquestioningly
premeditated
adj. (of an action, especially a crime) thought or planned beforehand
homicide
n. the deliberate and unlawful killing of one person by another; murder
unanimous
adj. (of two or more people) fully in agreement
prosecution
n. the institution and conducting of legal proceedings against someone in respect of a criminal charge
rapport
n. a close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups concerned understand each other’s feelings or ideas and communicate well
arrogance
n. the quality of being cocky or conceited (having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one’s own importance or abilities)
acquittal
n. a judgement that a person is not guilty of the crime with which the person has been charged
simulate
v. imitate the appearance or character of
coroner
n. an official who investigates violent, sudden, or suspicious deaths
monopoly
n. the exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in a commodity or service
