1. Warden keeper; guard; person in charge of a prison
a. The warden found himself facing two hundred defiant prisoners,
b. A cautious warden always has to anticipate the possibility of an escape.
c. When the journalists asked to meet with Warden Thomas, he sent word that he was sick.
2. Acknowledge admit to be true
a. The experts reluctantly acknowledged that their estimate of food costs was not accurate.
b. District Attorney Hogan got the man to acknowledge that he had lied in court.
c. "I hate living alone," the bachelor acknowledged.
3. Justice just conduct; fair dealing
a. Daniel Webster abandoned any hope for justice once he saw the jury,
b. Our pledge to the flag refers to "liberty and justice for all."
c. The warden acknowledged that justice had not been served in my case.
4. Delinquent an offender; criminal; behind time
a. The youthful delinquent tried to avoid going to jail.
b. All delinquents are banned from the Student Council at school.
c. If you are delinquent in paying your dues, you will be dropped from membership in the club,
5. Reject refuse to take, use, believe, consider, grant, etc,
a. When Sylvester tried to join the army, he was hoping the doctors would not reject him because of his eyesight.
b. The reform bill was unanimously rejected by Congress,
c. When his promotion was rejected by the newspaper owner, the editor was thoroughly bewildered,
6. Deprive take away from by force
a. The poor man was deprived of a variety of things that money could buy,
b. We were deprived of a good harvest because of the lack of rain,
c. Living in a rural area, Betsy was deprived of concerts and plays,
7. Spouse hu*****and or wife
a. When a hu*****and prospers in his business, his spouse benefits also,
b. The woman and her spouse relieved each other throughout the night at their child's bedside,
c. "May I bring my spouse to the office party?" Dorinda asked,
8. Vocation / voo'kerjn / occupation; business; profession; trade
a. Red Smith's vocation was as a journalist for the Times,
b. Hiroko's vocation turned into his life's career,
c. It is difficult to pick an appropriate vocation when you are in elementary school.
9. Unstable not firmly fixed: easily moved or overthrown
a, Some unstable people may panic when they find themselves in trouble,
b. I could detect that the drinking glass was unstable and about to fall.
c. Cathy's balance became unstable because she was very weary,
10. Homicide a killing of one human being by another; murder
a. The police were baffled as to who was responsible for the homicide.
b. It took a crafty person to get away with that homicide.
c. News of the homicide quickly circulated through our vicinity.
11. Penalize declare punishable by law or rule; set a penalty for
a. The Detroit Lions were penalized fifteen yards for their rough play.
b. We were penalized for not following tradition.
c. Mrs. Robins penalized us for doing the math problem in ink.
12. Beneficiary person who receives benefit
a. I was the beneficiary of $8,000 when my grandfather died.
b. When the paintings were sold, the millionaire's niece was the beneficiary.
c. My brother was the beneficiary of excellent advice from his guidance counselor.
Answers:
1. delinquent 2. penalize 3. vocation 4. homicide 5. acknowledge 6. reject
7. warden 8. spouse 9. unstable 10. deprived 11. Justice 12. beneficiary
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