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In Cold Blood, Week 6

Terms in this set (16)

Phlegmatic
(adj) (of a person) having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition
Garrotes
(v) kill (someone) by strangulation, typically with an iron collor or a length of wire or cord; (n) a wire cord, or apparatus used to strangle someone
voir dire
(n) a preliminary examination of a witness or a juror by a judge or counsel
habeas corpus
(n) a writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court, especially to secure the person's release unless lawful grounds are shown for their detention; (n) the legal right to apply for a habeas corpus
appellants
(pl. n) a person who applies to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower court
imperiled
(past tense v) put at risk being harmed, injured, or destroyed
averse
(adj) having a strong dislike of or opposition to something
litigant
(n) a person involved in a lawsuit; (adj) involved in a lawsuit
jurisprudence
(n) the theory or philosophy or law
vivisectionist
(n) s surgery conducted for experimental purposes on a living organism, typically animals with a central nervous system, to view living internal structure
prevaricate
(v) speak or act in an evasive way.
certiorari
(n) a writ or order by which a higher court reviews a decision of a lower court
commodious
(adj) roomy and comfortable, typically furniture or a building
enfeebled
(v) made weak or feeble
austere
(adj) severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance
undulating
(adj) having a smoothly rising and falling form or outline; (v) move or go with a smooth up-and-down motion
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