Breathing Underwater-Vocab 1

Respondent

• making twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body

• a defendant in a lawsuit, especially one in an appeals

• not clear enough to be read

• destroy utterly; wipe out

Writhing

• a defendant in a lawsuit, especially one in an appeals

• destroy utterly; wipe out

• an official in a court of law who keeps order, looks after prisoners, etc

• making twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body

Bailiff

• an official in a court of law who keeps order, looks after prisoners, etc

• a defendant in a lawsuit, especially one in an appeals

• destroy utterly; wipe out

• not clear enough to be read.

Illegible

• making twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body

• not clear enough to be read

• a defendant in a lawsuit, especially one in an appeals

• destroy utterly; wipe out

Obliterate

• destroy utterly; wipe out

• not clear enough to be read

• an official in a court of law who keeps order, looks after prisoners, etc

• a defendant in a lawsuit, especially one in an appeals

The bug started __________________ after Nick smashed it with his shoe.

• respondent

• illegible

• writhing

• obliterate

Nick is the __________________ in the court case.

• respondent

• writhing

• obliterate

• baliff

The ________ had a hard time keeping order in the courtroom after the verdict was read.

• obliterate

• illegible

• writhing

• baliff

The writing on the paper was ___________ because of the rainwater making it hard to read.

• baliff

• respondent

• illegible

• obliterate

The army made sure to ____________ the town before they moved on to the next target.

• writhing

• baliff

• respondent

• obliterate