1. Proponent noun [pruh-poh-nuhnt]
one who puts forward a proposition or an advocacy; one who supports a cause
2. Advocate noun [ad-vuh-kit, -keyt]
someone who speaks or writes for a cause or in support or defense of someone or something
3. Recipient noun [ri-sip-ee-uhnt]
receiver; a person or thing that receives something
4. Pundit noun [puhn-dit]
an expert, a critic or a learned person
5. Descendant noun [dih-sen-duhnt]
a person, animal or plant that descended from a specific group or individual
6. Prosecutor noun [pros-i-kyoo-ter]
the person that prosecutes or the one who conducts legal actions or proceedings
7. Consort noun [kon-sawrt]
a spouse of a monarch; a partner or associate; companion - partnership or association
8. Culprit noun [kuhl-prit]
a person who was charged with a crime or an offense
9. Fugitive noun [fyoo-ji-tiv]
a person who runs away or flees from the law
10. Adherent noun [ad-heer-uhnt]
a supporter or a person who upholds a cause or a leader
Give the word being asked for each number.
◼ proponent
◼ advocate
◼ recipient
◼ pundit
◼ descendant
◼ prosecutor
◼ consort
◼ culprit
◼ fugitive
◼ adherent
__________ 1. the person that prosecutes or the one who conducts legal actions or proceedings
__________ 2. someone who speaks or writes for a cause or in support or defense of someone or something
__________ 3. a supporter or a person who upholds a cause or a leader
__________ 4. one who puts forward a proposition or an advocacy; one who supports a cause
__________ 5. a spouse of a monarch; a partner or associate; companion; partnership or association
__________ 6. a person, animal or plant that descended from a specific group or individual
__________ 7. an expert, a critic or a learned person
__________ 8. a person who runs away or flees from the law
__________ 9. receiver; a person or thing that receives something
__________ 10. a person who was charged with a crime or an offense
Choose the correct words to complete the sentences below.
1) After the brutal attack on Soochanashree Rabindra Nath Nayak, a prominent activist of the state, the police force chased down the ___________ and they were able to successfully arrest him.
a. culprit
b. pundit
c. prosecutor
d. recipient
2) The honorific title ‘Sayyid’ given to men signifies that males are already accepted as _____________ of the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his grandsons.
a. descendants
b. advocates
c. consorts
d. adherents
3) Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, was the ____________ of the Nobel Peace Prize in the year 2002 for his decades of relentless efforts to find peaceful solutions to conflicts worldwide, advance democracy and human rights, and promote social and economic development.
a. recipient
b. descendant
c. fugitive
d. adherent
4) The ______________ of the Constructivist Learning Theory, John Dewey and Jean Piaget, suggest that learnings are constructed from prior knowledge, which is called ‘schema’.
a. prosecutors
b. culprits
c. proponents
d. recipients
5) Paul Krugman, who received a Nobel Prize in Economics, is one of the many __________ who are renowned for having serious academic and scholarly experience in their field.
a. culprits
b. fugitives
c. proponents
d. pundits
6) It has been 32 years since she jumped a prison’s barbed wire fence. Marie Walsh kept her life as a _______________ a secret even to her own family until her secret was divulged right in front of her daughter’s eyes when federal agents arrived at her house and arrested her.
a. consort
b. proponent
c. fugitive
d. recipient
7) The young ____________ has already prepared his questions for his direct examination of the witness, as well as the evidence that they will present in the courtroom that will substantiate the witness’ testimony.
a. recipient
b. prosecutor
c. pundit
d. advocate
8) There were speculations that he deceived the citizens of the United States and ____________ with the enemies of civilization through his continued recognition of Soviet Russia.
a. consorted
b. adhered
c. prosecuted
d. advocated
9) Environmental health _____________ develop and manage campaigns for environmental and health awareness, identify potential threats to public health, and provide protection for the people’s well-being.
a. descendants
b. consorts
c. advocates
d. prosecutors
10) In every cult, there is often a self-appointed leader who stimulates devotion among his ___________ through deception, coercive persuasion, thought reform and undue influence.
a. adherents
b. recipients
c. advocates
d. descendants