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TOEFL Vocab: Government And Justice
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A process of watching something or someone for a long time - usually because the person is suspected of something
surveillance
cartel
offense
tolerate
2. Strongly and with a lot of bad feelings
villainy
guilty
reform
bitterly
3. To bring into public office; to start formally
coalition
guilty
seize
inaugurate
4. In a quiet - hard-to-notice way
subtly
intentionally
candidate
evidence
5. Disrespectfully; emphasizing the weakness of otherwise respected things
integrity
contest
cynically
piracy
6. To examine something by looking at its parts
detain
inaugurate
analyze
coerce
7. On purpose - not by accident
unmask
contrary
intentionally
grotesque
8. To see something - especially a crime - happen
modify
coerce
witness
reform
9. To speak out against something in very strong terms
condemn
coalition
poll
evidence
10. Based on unbiasted standards - not on personal opinion
objectively
erode
inaugurate
grotesque
11. To wear away and become smaller
erode
intentionally
cynically
inquiry
12. To keep something from reaching a certain place
predicament
potent
scandal
interdict
13. An investigation
evade
inquiry
bureaucratic
allegedly
14. To decide that someone is guilty of a crime
authority
versus
suspect
convict
15. To make sure of
accuse
ascertain
election
inference
16. Place next to one another
bitterly
juxtapose
villainy
erode
17. Extremely unattractive - in a way that catches a lot of attention
implicate
grotesque
unmask
accuse
18. A person who is one's social equal
advocate
versus
peer
offense
19. Against
inquiry
detain
allegedly
versus
20. Making someone want it so much that the person feels ill without it
grotesque
residual
election
addictive
21. A process in which people choose officials
contrary
election
inference
addictive
22. Reveal; expose something that is hidden
reform
modify
apprehend
unmask
23. Common; easy to find because it exists in great amounts
offense
prevalent
bureaucratic
intentionally
24. According to what people say
versus
residual
juxtapose
allegedly
25. To force; to put pressure on someone to do something
coerce
abduction
peer
predicament
26. A conclusion drawn from evidence
piracy
inference
addictive
deviant
27. A difficult situation - one that is hard to get out of
contest
predicament
misconception
bureaucratic
28. A case of wrongdoing that hurts someone's reputation
contest
inquiry
scandal
policy
29. To prevent someone - for a relatively short time - from going on their way
prevalent
surveillance
detain
juxtapose
30. A group of several different groups or countries that are working together to achieve a certain goal
coalition
surveillance
tolerate
election
31. Ab approved way for approaching a certain kind of situation
bitterly
inference
policy
analyze
32. To say that someone did something wrong (e.g. - committed a crime)
accuse
cynically
reform
concentrated
33. In a way that brings an unwanted person or thing into someone else's affairs
verdict
witness
offense
intrusively
34. Involving a dispute between two citizens - not a criminal charge
convict
evidence
inquiry
civil
35. To attack or criticize forcefully
election
modify
suspicious
assail
36. Kidnapping
abduction
suspicious
peer
detain
37. Exceptional badness as demonstrated by many serious evil deeds
villainy
assail
bribery
misconception
38. To make a guess - the correctness of which will eventually be investigated systematically
hypothesize
condemn
evade
suspect
39. To suggest that someone was involved in a crime or other wrong behavior
versus
surveillance
implicate
candidate
40. To challenge
accuse
contest
apprehend
surveillance
41. Someone who wants to be chosen - especially in an election - for a position
evidence
suspect
suspicious
candidate
42. To get away from something that tries to catch you
evade
unmask
hypothesize
detain
43. Strong because large amounts are in a certain space
concentrated
assail
objectively
cynically
44. To make something less effective than usual
abduction
policy
impair
scandal
45. Make small changes in order to get a certain result
distort
peer
cynically
modify
46. To twist or misrepresent; to make something seem different from what it really is
villainy
unmask
distort
predicament
47. Personal honesty and good character
erode
candidate
integrity
surveillance
48. The power to mae decisions - to tell others what to do
analyze
seize
authority
misconception
49. A judgment in a court case
villainy
verdict
erode
contrary
50. A mistaken belief
contrary
misconception
guilty
condemn