Vocabulary Review Units 1-3

Match the following

• pivotal

• important

• recant

• involve in a crime

• implicate

• take back what was said

• saga

• adventure

• maneuver

• movement

Match each word and definition

• warnings

• custom

• legally accepted

• valid

• a tradition

• destination

• to experience something new

• advisories

• a place

• broaden

Match the following

• thinking you're smarter than someone

• disdain

• shockingly bad

• outrageous

• strong dislike

• condescending

• thinking you're better than someone

• fawning

• flattering someone to get what you want

• snooty

What does the term 'pivotal' mean?

• extremely important

• crucial in determining the success of something

How would you define the word 'saga'?

• a long story

• often about heroic deeds or historical events

• a short story

• a boring story

What does it mean to 'implicate' someone?

Describe something you would recant.

An Alford plea as a legal __________ we read about in "The West Memphis Three" this week.

• maneuver

• saga

• pivotal

What does it mean to be 'snooty'?

How would you define 'condescending' behavior?