Lesson 1 - Introduction Just Mercy vocabulary

Question 1

Litigation

Answer 1

(noun) the process of taking legal action

Question 2

Equitable

Answer 2

(Adj) fair and impartial

Question 3

Adversarial

Answer 3

(Adj) opposed; hostile

Question 4

Esoteric

Answer 4

(Adj) intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest

Question 5

Credentials

Answer 5

(noun) a qualification, achievement, personal quality, or aspect of a person’s background, typically when used to indicate that they are suitable for something

Question 6

Econometrics

Answer 6

(noun) the branch of economics concerned with the use of mathematical methods (especially statistics) in describing economic systems

Question 7

Adrift

Answer 7

(adv) so as to float without being either moored or steered

Question 8

Ambivalence

Answer 8

(noun) the state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.

Question 9

Charisma

Answer 9

(noun) compelling attractiveness or charm that can inspire devotion in others.

Question 10

Quantitative

Answer 10

(adj) relating to, measuring, or measured by the quantity of something rather than its quality