Vocabulary Quiz 9R Crime

The word "emulate" means (a)  

• To improve
• To imitate
• To ignore
• To destroy

A "reputable" person is best described as (a)  

• Dishonest
• Unknown
• Trustworthy
• Unreliable

What is a "petition"?

• A request for something

• A type of contract

• An argument

• A celebration

What does it mean to "exonerate" someone?

• To accuse them

• To free them from blame

• To punish them

• To ignore them

Which word best describes "visceral"?

• Logical

• Emotional

• Boring

• Predictable

What does it mean to "normalize" a situation?

• To make it chaotic

• To make it standard

• To hide it

• To exaggerate it

Match the following words with their synonyms.

• Emulate

• Create

• Hide

• Copy

• Invent

• Conceal

• Judge

• Criticize

A "reputable" company is likely to be what?

• Dishonest

• Reliable

• Irresponsible

• Untrustworthy

When someone signs a "petition," what are they doing?

• Agreeing to a contract

• Supporting a request

• Making an accusation

• Starting a fight

If someone is "exonerated," what has happened to them?

• They have been found guilty

• They have been set free from blame

• They have been promoted

• They have been ignored