Vocabulary

• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• color in: To fill a drawing or space with color, often in artwork.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• prompt: Message on a computer requiring attention
• signature: Something that represents a person's work or style
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• widespread: Happening or existing in many places
• responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
• spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• halt: To stop, or cause something, e.g. a car, to stop
• conviction: Act of finding someone guilty of a crime
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• request: To ask for, usually politely and formally
• criticize: To assess the work of others
• prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
• investigate: To try to find out facts; to carry out research
• submit: To accept a superior force has power over you
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• division: How many times a number is contained in another
• raid: Sudden entry by police; surprise attack by army
• violate: To abuse, damage or disrespect
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• nationwide: Including or existing in every part of a country
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• counsel: To listen and give expert advice to someone
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• downplay: To suggest something is not a serious as thought
• die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
• fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
• early: Coming/happening before others in a time sequence
• blindly: Without seeing or looking; without thought or care
• book: (Police) to officially record someone's crimes
• late: At a time after the expected time
• memo: Brief note or message left for another person
• home: House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
• officer: Person of high position in an organization
• day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
• year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
• congressman: Member of the US House of Representatives