Twelve Angry Men: TAM (complete set of vocabulary) Flashcards


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Twelve Angry Men
Chapters 1-3
The complete list of vocabulary words from Twelve Angry Men
updated 2 years ago by amandalguidry
Grade levels:
9th grade
Subjects:
english, theater, drama
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unanimous

complete agreement with no one dissenting

2

refugee

someone who moves from another country for asylum

3

retire

to leave the open court to go to a private room

4

calculus

a calculated mathematical process

5

belligerently

in a hostile or angry manner

6

monopoly

the exclusive ownership of a business

7

switch knife

more commonly referred to as a switchblade, one whose spring-loaded blade is concealed inside the body of the knife

8

proposition

a deal; bargain

9

bickering

arguing

10

mugging

a physical attack to take money or goods from another person

11

technicality

a minor detail affecting a legal decision; a suspect can be freed on this if certain legal procedures are not followed accurately

12

sadist

one who takes pleasure in hurting someone else

13

pantomime

acting without words

14

insignificant

a small detail that has little or no importance

15

ensuing

following

16

sheepishly

with embarassment

17

blunder

a serious mistake

18

discrepancy

a fault or error in calculations

19

hung jury

a jury that cannot reach a unanimous verdict; even an eleven-to-one vote results in this

20

tenement

a large apartment building offering only the basics, usually located in an urban setting

21

reflectively

with insight and deep thought

22

writhing

squirming, moving in twisting movements

23

conceivable

able to be pictured mentally and believed

24

intimidate

threaten, frighten into submission

25

el

a train of the same design as a subway train that runs on tracks elevated a few stories above street level