front 1 unanimous | back 1 complete agreement with no one dissenting |
front 2 refugee | back 2 someone who moves from another country for asylum |
front 3 retire | back 3 to leave the open court to go to a private room |
front 4 calculus | back 4 a calculated mathematical process |
front 5 belligerently | back 5 in a hostile or angry manner |
front 6 monopoly | back 6 the exclusive ownership of a business |
front 7 switch knife | back 7 more commonly referred to as a switchblade, one whose spring-loaded blade is concealed inside the body of the knife |
front 8 proposition | back 8 a deal; bargain |
front 9 bickering | back 9 arguing |
front 10 mugging | back 10 a physical attack to take money or goods from another person |
front 11 technicality | back 11 a minor detail affecting a legal decision; a suspect can be freed on this if certain legal procedures are not followed accurately |
front 12 sadist | back 12 one who takes pleasure in hurting someone else |
front 13 pantomime | back 13 acting without words |
front 14 insignificant | back 14 a small detail that has little or no importance |
front 15 ensuing | back 15 following |
front 16 sheepishly | back 16 with embarassment |
front 17 blunder | back 17 a serious mistake |
front 18 discrepancy | back 18 a fault or error in calculations |
front 19 hung jury | back 19 a jury that cannot reach a unanimous verdict; even an eleven-to-one vote results in this |
front 20 tenement | back 20 a large apartment building offering only the basics, usually located in an urban setting |
front 21 reflectively | back 21 with insight and deep thought |
front 22 writhing | back 22 squirming, moving in twisting movements |
front 23 conceivable | back 23 able to be pictured mentally and believed |
front 24 intimidate | back 24 threaten, frighten into submission |
front 25 el | back 25 a train of the same design as a subway train that runs on tracks elevated a few stories above street level |