SKIP TO CONTENT

word

10 words 0 learners

Learn words with Flashcards and other activities

Full list of words from this list:

  1. commingle
    mix or blend
    Sixteen pieces of evidence, generally swabs sealed in paper envelopes, were found in the wrong rape kit, commingling DNA evidence from 19 rape investigations, according to a letter from the medical examiner’s office.
  2. botch
    make a mess of, destroy, or ruin
    At other times, she identified stains, but then botched the chemical test used to detect semen and reported finding nothing.
  3. Sept
    the month following August and preceding October
    The office has been at the forefront of forensic technology; its work after the Sept.
  4. irrefutable
    impossible to deny or disprove
    But the continuing review of the technician’s cases underscores how DNA evidence, widely perceived as being nearly irrefutable proof of guilt or innocence, can still be subject to human error.
  5. lien
    the right to take and hold the property of a debtor
    The office has not yet concluded its review of 412 cases out of 843 it intends to examine, Mr. Lien said.
  6. span
    the distance or interval between two points
    The cases span from 2001 to 2011.
  7. potter
    a craftsperson who makes ceramic objects
    11 terrorist attacks and in trying to name the unidentified dead in the city’s potter’s field has been hailed.
  8. scrutiny
    the act of examining something closely, as for mistakes
    Her work fell under scrutiny after she enrolled in a training program to become a DNA analyst.
  9. preliminary
    preceding or in preparation for something more important
    The task of analyzing the evidence falls to the medical examiner’s office, which employs 48 technicians who conduct preliminary tests on the kits.
  10. employ
    put into service
    The task of analyzing the evidence falls to the medical examiner’s office, which employs 48 technicians who conduct preliminary tests on the kits.
Created on 七月 16, 2013 (updated 七月 16, 2013)

Sign up now (it’s free!)

Whether you’re a teacher or a learner 全国统一开奖网址, soonshin.com can put you or your class on the path to systematic vocabulary improvement.