Rewrite the sentences using the correct definitions of the vocabulary words given in the text: beguile, reprieve, adamant, incredulously, indictment, penitent, statutes.
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The question is asking for the rephrasing of sentences that include specific vocabulary words. It requires using accurate definitions of the vocabulary terms in the context of the sentences provided.
Answer
["1. Don't deceive yourselves anymore.","2. A reprieve casts doubt on their guilt.","3. No tears could change the stern enforcement of the law.","4. Is he inflexible?","5. He looks at her in disbelief.","6. He stayed silent and died a Christian under the law.","7. Isn't any repentance acceptable without being public?"]
["1. Now listen to me, and don't deceive yourselves anymore.","2. ... a reprieve or pardon must raise doubts about the guilt of those who have died until now.","3. If retaliation worries you, understand this\u2014I would hang ten thousand who defied the law, and no amount of tears could change the firm application of the legal statutes.","4. Is he being inflexible?","5. Giles is dead. He looks at her in disbelief.","6. He wouldn't respond to his charges, as admitting them would mean they'd execute him and seize his property. So he remained silent and died a religious man under the law.","7. I have confessed! Isn't there any repentance that doesn't have to be public?"]
Answer for screen readers
["1. Now listen to me, and don't deceive yourselves anymore.","2. ... a reprieve or pardon must raise doubts about the guilt of those who have died until now.","3. If retaliation worries you, understand this\u2014I would hang ten thousand who defied the law, and no amount of tears could change the firm application of the legal statutes.","4. Is he being inflexible?","5. Giles is dead. He looks at her in disbelief.","6. He wouldn't respond to his charges, as admitting them would mean they'd execute him and seize his property. So he remained silent and died a religious man under the law.","7. I have confessed! Isn't there any repentance that doesn't have to be public?"]
More Information
The rewritten sentences incorporate the definitions: "beguile" meaning to deceive, "reprieve" as a pardon, "adamant" as inflexible, "incredulously" meaning disbelief, "indictment" as formal charges, "penitent" as repentant, and "statutes" as laws.
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