Week 28 of 36 · 10 words · ages 17–18

12th Grade spelling words, week 28: Courtroom words

Courtroom words with Latin roots: ex- means out of, as in exonerate, extradition and exculpatory. Arraignment hides a silent g.
extradition
Handing an accused person over to another country for trial.
exonerate
To clear of blame.
arraignment
A court hearing where the accused hears the charge.
stipulate
To state as a required condition.
recidivism
A return to crime after punishment.
clemency
Mercy shown in sentencing.
adjudication
The formal settling of a dispute by a judge.
exculpatory
Tending to clear someone of blame.
complicity
Shared involvement in wrongdoing.
felony
A serious crime such as burglary or murder.

Ten minutes a day this week

Short and daily beats long and once. A word met on five separate days is remembered; a word met five times on Thursday night mostly is not.

  1. Monday

    Read the list together. Say each word, clap its syllables and find the pattern in it.

  2. Tuesday

    Look, say, cover, write, check — each word once from memory, then check the letters.

  3. Wednesday

    Use every word in a sentence, out loud or on paper, so each one means something.

  4. Thursday

    Practice test: a grown-up reads each word aloud. Circle the misses for tomorrow.

  5. Friday

    The test. One try per word, no letters given. The circled words go first.

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