QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(RATED A)
Abrasive.
My sister has an abrasive personality - ANSWERHarsh
Concise
All police reports need to be concise, factual, and neatly written. - ANSWERBrief
Beneficial
Working out consistently is beneficial to one's health. - ANSWERFavorable
Impending
We all feared our impending doom. - ANSWERThreatening
Mediated
I believe this matter can be mediated by the union. - ANSWERAddressed
Precedent
The case was a precedent for all other claims. - ANSWERExample
negligible
The results of the tests were negligible. - ANSWERUnimportant
Adverse
I had an adverse reaction to the pollen in the air - ANSWERUnpleasant
Sufficient
The CSI agent found sufficient amounts of blood on the shoe to analyze. -
ANSWERAmple
Frivolus
All of the defense attorney's comments were frivolous. - ANSWERTrivial
deference
The inmate showed considerable deference to the gang leader in his cell. -
ANSWERAffection
Demeanor
His suspicious demeanor alerted the officers while on patrol. - ANSWERConduct
Incumbent
George Bush was the incumbent candidate in the last election. - ANSWERServing
Vibrant
He had a vibrant way of speaking every time he got in front of a crowd. -
ANSWEREnergetic
, Advocate
He was a strong advocate for the current president. - ANSWERSupporter
Brevity
The officer was thankful for the lawyer's brevity in his presentation of the material. -
ANSWERshortness
Diversity
This city has a diversity of ethnic groups. - ANSWERvariety
Expedite
He asked if the judge would expedite the sentencing process. - ANSWERRush
Gratuity
It is best to politely decline a gratuity from a client. - ANSWERGift
Irrelevent
The fact that he was left handed was irrelevant to the case - ANSWERMeaningless
Lewd
The owner acted in a lewd manner to his customers - ANSWERImpure
Nuisance
The neighborhood magazine salesmen were proving to be a nuisance. -
ANSWERBothersome
Pivotal
He considered his experience working in a jail to be pivotal in his decision to be a
lawyer. - ANSWERVery Important
Proposition
The client made an interesting proposition to the crowd. - ANSWEROffer
Subdued
The music subdued the crowd. - ANSWERCalmed
Suppression
He requested a suppression of the evidence. - ANSWERDenial
Tenant
The tenant destroyed the inside of the house. - ANSWERresident
Punitive
The penal code outlines the punitive results for any violation of a crime. -
ANSWERDisciplinary
Comprehend
It is difficult to comprehend why someone would senselessly take another's life. -
ANSWERGrasp