Unit 10 Vocabulary

Question 1

Crimin

Answer 1

Latin. Crimen 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 appear 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. Culpare,Culpatum 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. Onus means burden

Onus, Onerous, Exonerate

Question 10

Onus

Answer 10

N. Burden of obligation
Root: Onus
Syn: Duty

Question 11

Onerous

Answer 11

Adj. Unpleasant and burdensome
Root: Onus
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. Probare,Probatum means to 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