Vocabulary

A civil lawsuit is brought forth by a private resident to settle a non-criminal dispute.

What does civil mean?

• relating to the ordinary people of a community or country; not religious or military

• aware of something or of one’s surroundings

• feeling or expressing guilt, regret, or remorse

• in a purposeful or intentional way

Leandra deliberately told her father she lost her math textbook, hoping she wouldn’t have to do her homework.

What does deliberately mean?

• relating to the ordinary people of a community or country; not religious or military

• aware of something or of one’s surroundings

• feeling or expressing guilt, regret, or remorse

• in a purposeful or intentional way

It’s futile to ask Mom again; once she says “no,” she never changes her mind.

What does futile mean?

• pointless or unable to produce any useful result

• aware of something or of one’s surroundings

• feeling or expressing guilt, regret, or remorse

• in a purposeful or intentional way

Kyree showed his innocence by accepting Mike’s excuses. He didn’t believe that Mike hurt him on purpose.

What does innocence mean?

• pointless or unable to produce any useful result

• the quality of not having much experience of life and not understanding that people can hurt or be hurt

• feeling or expressing guilt, regret, or remorse

• in a purposeful or intentional way

Aisha posited that binge-watching television is actually healthy for people’s brains.

What does posited mean?

• pointless or unable to produce any useful result

• the quality of not having much experience of life and not understanding that people can hurt or be hurt

• to suggest or present something as a fact or true

• in a purposeful or intentional way

The teacher’s protracted speech extended the amount of time the students had to sit in their seats.

What does protracted mean?

• pointless or unable to produce any useful result

• in a lengthy, extended, or prolonged way

• to suggest or present something as a fact or true

• in a purposeful or intentional way

Demi tried to supplant his daughter’s favorite movie with a new one by describing it as a new adventure.

What does supplant mean?

• to replace; to take the place of someone so that they no longer hold a position of power

• in a lengthy, extended, or prolonged way

• to suggest or present something as a fact or true

• in a purposeful or intentional way

Dominic has only a tenuous connection

to the relatives he hasn’t seen in years.

What does tenuous mean?

• to replace; to take the place of someone so that they no longer hold a position of power

• in a lengthy, extended, or prolonged way

• very weak or not substantial

• in a purposeful or intentional way

It’s ___________________ to get to a doctor’s office on time because it seems like they are always running late!

• tenuous

• futile

• contrite

• civil

Some people claim that playing video games makes children more violent, but research proves the connection is ___________________.

• tenuous

• futile

• contrite

• civil