Twelve Angry Men Vocab #2

Front

hung jury

Back

a jury that cannot agree on a verdict (decision)

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

Front

open and shut

Back

simple, clear cut

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Front

elevated train

Back

a train on tracks that is above the roads and streets

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

abstain

Back

to refrain or not take part in

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Front

sadist

Back

a person who takes pleasure in making others suffer

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

acquitted

Back

judging someone innocent

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

tenement

Back

a rundown, and often overcrowded, apartment complex

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Front

arrogance

Back

an offensive display of superiority over another

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Front

writhing

Back

to twist the body about or squirm

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Front

technicality

Back

a small detail in a set of rules

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3