Can you help me write a brief story with these vocabulary words?

Question

It must be clear from your paragraph that you understand each word’s meaning (elaborate, provide context).

Words

1. Corroborate

2. Culpable

3. Murky

4. Truism

5. Vilify

Answer 1

The reporter did not want to submit the story until she could corroborate the story with another witness. The way her source came up with how the suspect may be culpable made him seem guilty was murky at best. It did not provide any details. Sure, there is the truism, "where there is smoke, there is fire" which makes one believe if looks guilty maybe he is. However, without real evidence she was not willing to stoop to the level of setting about to vilify someone by making him look guilty just to get a story.

Answer 2

Hi Cari!

When seeing these words grouped together, they bring to mind many detective stories! Particularly the words corroborate and culpable.

"Corroborate" means to support something, either with personal testimony or evidence. Maybe a suspect in an investigation "corroborates" another person's story.

"Culpable" means someone is to blame for something. A suspect in an investigation is potentially "culpable" of a crime.

"Murky" means something is unclear - like murky water. A person's story or clues can also be "murky" if they are missing important details.

A "truism" is something that is an idea that is so widely excepted that it is practically a cliche. For example, life's not fair is a truism.

"Vilify" is to say negative things about someone, potentially in a harmful or untrue way. A witness in an investigation can "vilify" someone they think is guilty of a crime.

Hope that can help you put together a story!

Answer 3

Hi!

"A filibuster is a murky role. It's unclear as to weather or not the practice should be legal. Being a filibuster entails speaking in order to stall congressional votes, while parties corroborate to try and change the minds of those in congress. Sometimes, they just repeat truisms, repeating facts or phrases that everyone has heard before, until their faces are blue! They can even vilify the opposing party if they so choose. Once, a filibuster read an entire cookbook, and was culpable for a massive delay! Everyone blamed them!"

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