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TOEFL Vocab: Government And Justice
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1. To twist or misrepresent; to make something seem different from what it really is
authority
assail
evade
distort
2. The power to mae decisions - to tell others what to do
authority
suspect
peer
inquiry
3. To say that someone did something wrong (e.g. - committed a crime)
objectively
accuse
villainy
detain
4. Disrespectfully; emphasizing the weakness of otherwise respected things
surveillance
cynically
implicate
allegedly
5. To make big improvements
evade
election
reform
scandal
6. Make small changes in order to get a certain result
modify
intrusively
bitterly
juxtapose
7. To make something less effective than usual
unmask
impair
ascertain
addictive
8. On purpose - not by accident
intentionally
juxtapose
smuggle
potent
9. Left behind after most of a thing has gone
piracy
residual
scandal
suspect
10. Ab approved way for approaching a certain kind of situation
deviant
policy
bitterly
guilty
11. Making someone want it so much that the person feels ill without it
civil
seize
addictive
contrary
12. According to what people say
erode
allegedly
potent
assail
13. Based on unbiasted standards - not on personal opinion
suspicious
evidence
residual
objectively
14. Common; easy to find because it exists in great amounts
intentionally
seize
prevalent
convict
15. Opposite
intrusively
surveillance
residual
contrary
16. To force; to put pressure on someone to do something
tolerate
juxtapose
coerce
cynically
17. An investigation
abduction
candidate
bureaucratic
inquiry
18. Place next to one another
versus
election
juxtapose
suspect
19. In a way that brings an unwanted person or thing into someone else's affairs
intrusively
contest
objectively
advocate
20. Powerful
authority
bureaucratic
grotesque
potent
21. To find out a small group's opinion so that you can guess what a much larger group thinks
poll
smuggle
apprehend
allegedly
22. To keep something from reaching a certain place
interdict
concentrated
coalition
contest
23. Reveal; expose something that is hidden
deviant
evade
concentrated
unmask
24. Strongly and with a lot of bad feelings
distort
bitterly
unmask
suspect
25. A judgment in a court case
verdict
offense
suspect
cartel
26. To illegally bring things into a country
smuggle
villainy
policy
peer
27. To suggest that someone was involved in a crime or other wrong behavior
analyze
witness
implicate
reform
28. A mistaken belief
bribery
misconception
scandal
analyze
29. Someone who - in the opinion of the police - might have committed a certain crime
erode
suspect
hypothesize
offense
30. A difficult situation - one that is hard to get out of
suspect
cartel
predicament
reform
31. A specific act that breaks the law
offense
contest
concentrated
impair
32. To examine something by looking at its parts
suspicious
contest
analyze
evidence
33. Strong because large amounts are in a certain space
concentrated
contest
smuggle
candidate
34. Exceptional badness as demonstrated by many serious evil deeds
contest
villainy
suspect
piracy
35. Kidnapping
abduction
ascertain
unmask
assail
36. To capture
subtly
predicament
apprehend
tolerate
37. To bring into public office; to start formally
prevalent
accuse
seize
inaugurate
38. To see something - especially a crime - happen
convict
allegedly
coerce
witness
39. To take something against its owner's will
seize
abduction
bureaucratic
suspect
40. A person who is one's social equal
impair
cartel
detain
peer
41. Someone who wants to be chosen - especially in an election - for a position
distort
concentrated
witness
candidate
42. Stealing a ship or taking the ship's cargo; the unlawful copying of books - CDs - etc.
potent
verdict
condemn
piracy
43. A small group controlling a certain area of business
cartel
candidate
ascertain
detain
44. To wear away and become smaller
bureaucratic
erode
contest
ascertain
45. Personal honesty and good character
inquiry
smuggle
integrity
poll
46. A group of several different groups or countries that are working together to achieve a certain goal
coalition
reform
intrusively
surveillance
47. To avoid getting upset about something
offense
tolerate
unmask
suspect
48. Extremely unattractive - in a way that catches a lot of attention
grotesque
contest
scandal
poll
49. To attack or criticize forcefully
suspect
condemn
assail
analyze
50. A case of wrongdoing that hurts someone's reputation
grotesque
surveillance
impair
scandal