Unit 10

Question 1

Crimin

Answer 1

Latin: means “crime, charge of crime”

Decriminalize, incriminate, recrimination

Question 2

Decriminalize

Answer 2

V. To do away with legal penalties for

Root: Crimin

Question 3

Incriminate

Answer 3

V. To reveal guilt or make (someone) feel guilty
Root: Crimin
Syn: implicate
Ant: acquit

Question 4

Recrimination

Answer 4

N. An accusation made in reply; a counter-charge
Root: Crimin
Syn: rebuke

Question 5

Culp

Answer 5

Latin: means “to blame”

Culpable, culprit, mea culpa

Question 6

Culpable

Answer 6

Adj. Deserving blame
Root: Culp
Syn: liable
Ant: blameless

Question 7

Culprit

Answer 7

N. One responsible for a crime
Root: Culp
Syn: perpetrator

Question 8

Mea culpa

Answer 8

Interjection. Statement uttered to show personal responsibility for a wrong
Root: Culp

Question 9

Onus/Oner

Answer 9

Latin: means “burden”

Onus, onerous, exonerate

Question 10

Onus

Answer 10

N. Burden or obligation
Root: Onus
Syn: duty

Question 11

Onerous

Answer 11

Adj. Unpleasant and burdensome
Root: Oner
Syn: demanding
Ant: easy

Question 12

Exonerate

Answer 12

V. To prove not guilty
Root: Oner
Syn: acquit
Ant: condemn, convict

Question 13

Prob/prov

Answer 13

Latin: means “prove good, approve”

Approbation, reprobate, reprove

Question 14

Approbation

Answer 14

N. Praise or approval
Root: Prob
Syn: commendation
Ant: condemnation

Question 15

Reprobate

Answer 15

N. A dishonest or immoral person; a scoundrel
Root: Prob
Syn: delinquent

Question 16

Reprove

Answer 16

V. To scold or criticize
Root: Prov
Syn: chide
Ant: praise