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Fall 2011, Week 10: Captial Punishment
Click on LIST OF TERMS below to study this week's vocabulary words.
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capital punishment, 
| punishment by death : the practice of killing people as punishment for serious crimes |
| editorial,
| an essay in a newspaper or magazine that in which the writer gives his/her opinions about a topic |
| controversial,
| causing a lot of discussion, disagreement, or argument : likely to produce controversy |
headline,  ,
| the title written in large letters over a story in a newspaper |
| murderer,
| a person who kills another person intentionally (not by accident) |
| would rather,
| prefer (used to indicate your preference) |
| harsh,
| extreme; severe; unpleasant and difficult to accept or experience |
| punish,
| to discipline strongly; to make someone suffer for a crime or for bad behavior |
| deterrent,
| something that makes someone decide NOT to do something |
| decline,
| to decrease; to become lower in amount or less in number |
| forgiveness,
| the act of pardoning or excusing someone for something bad he/she did |
| inadvertently,
| accidentally; UNintentionally; done in a way that is NOT planned |
| execute,
| to kill someone--especially as punishment for a crime |
| furthermore,
| in addition; also; another reason... |
| doubtful,
| probably NOT true; not probable |
| revenge,
| doing something to hurt someone because that person did something that hurt you |
| no longer,
| not anymore |
| death row,
| the part of a prison where prisoners who will be killed as punishment for their crimes live until they are killed |
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ESL Instructor, San Diego Continuing Education |
Educational Cultural Complex (ECC) |
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