Transcript Monster - by Walter Dean Myers Closing Arguments

Monster -
by Walter Dean Myers
Closing Arguments
Vocabulary
Monster - Closing Arguments Vocabulary
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indulgence – (noun) something granted as a favor or privilege
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elicit – (verb) to draw out or bring forth; to bring to light
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The sale of cigarettes to Mr. Bolden, along with the verified theft of cigarettes from the
drugstore, also suggests that Mr. King was present in the store during the robbery and
murder.
botched - (verb) to spoil by poor work; messed up
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Or is this a shallow, gullible man who doesn’t think very much of anything?
verified – (adj.) confirmed as to accuracy or truth by acceptable evidence
or action
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A robbery was committed; a man was brutally killed.
gullible – (adj.) easily deceived or cheated.
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They both understand that the deal they get depends on their convincing you that other
people are implicated.
brutally – (adv.) cruel; vicious; savage
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The State did elicit from Steve that he spoke to Mr. King about basketball.
implicated – (verb) to show to be also involved, usually in an incriminating
manner
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I would beg your indulgence while I review the testimony.
This was a botched robbery in which the perpetrators actually took very little money and a
few cartons of cigarettes.
moral – (adj.) concerned with the rules of conduct between right and
wrong, and good and evil.
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He is as guilty as everybody else, no matter how many moral hairs he can split.
Monster - Closing Arguments Vocabulary
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indulgence –
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elicit –
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(adj.) confirmed as to accuracy or truth by acceptable evidence or action
botched 
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(adj.) easily deceived or cheated.
verified –
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(adv.) cruel; vicious; savage
gullible –
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(verb) to show to be also involved, usually in an incriminating manner
brutally –
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(verb) to draw out or bring forth; to bring to light
implicated –
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(noun) something granted as a favor or privilege
(verb) to spoil by poor work; messed up
moral –
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(adj.) concerned with the rules of conduct between right and wrong, and
good and evil.
Monster - Closing Arguments Vocabulary
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indulgence –
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elicit –
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
(adj.) confirmed as to accuracy or truth by acceptable evidence or
action
botched 
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(adj.) easily deceived or cheated.
verified –
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
(adv.) cruel; vicious; savage
gullible –
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(verb) to show to be also involved, usually in an incriminating manner
brutally –
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
(verb) to draw out or bring forth; to bring to light
implicated –


(noun) something granted as a favor or privilege
(verb) to spoil by poor work; messed up
moral –

(adj.) concerned with the rules of conduct between right and wrong,
and good and evil