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TOEFL Vocab: Government And Justice
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Believing that something is wrong; acting in a way that makes people believe you have done something wrong
suspicious
unmask
distort
offense
2. To get away from something that tries to catch you
inaugurate
offense
evade
suspect
3. Making someone want it so much that the person feels ill without it
addictive
hypothesize
apprehend
advocate
4. Someone who - in the opinion of the police - might have committed a certain crime
analyze
contest
offense
suspect
5. A difficult situation - one that is hard to get out of
scandal
guilty
predicament
hypothesize
6. Ab approved way for approaching a certain kind of situation
policy
modify
smuggle
surveillance
7. To attack or criticize forcefully
assail
deviant
inaugurate
contest
8. In a way that brings an unwanted person or thing into someone else's affairs
authority
intrusively
prevalent
ascertain
9. To find out a small group's opinion so that you can guess what a much larger group thinks
unmask
poll
hypothesize
erode
10. To suggest that someone was involved in a crime or other wrong behavior
addictive
implicate
distort
advocate
11. Based on unbiasted standards - not on personal opinion
versus
policy
bureaucratic
objectively
12. Place next to one another
piracy
cartel
contest
juxtapose
13. To make something less effective than usual
impair
misconception
villainy
intrusively
14. Strong because large amounts are in a certain space
inaugurate
concentrated
contrary
surveillance
15. In a quiet - hard-to-notice way
interdict
civil
subtly
intentionally
16. In a style that is not normal and is offensive to many
smuggle
deviant
grotesque
distort
17. To capture
apprehend
suspicious
inquiry
hypothesize
18. A small group controlling a certain area of business
cartel
inaugurate
scandal
subtly
19. To twist or misrepresent; to make something seem different from what it really is
distort
witness
versus
tolerate
20. According to what people say
seize
coalition
allegedly
ascertain
21. To challenge
advocate
assail
authority
contest
22. Reveal; expose something that is hidden
erode
prevalent
unmask
contrary
23. To prevent someone - for a relatively short time - from going on their way
detain
reform
subtly
juxtapose
24. To say that someone did something wrong (e.g. - committed a crime)
intentionally
abduction
misconception
accuse
25. Extremely unattractive - in a way that catches a lot of attention
analyze
bitterly
grotesque
seize
26. A case of wrongdoing that hurts someone's reputation
predicament
ascertain
scandal
peer
27. To keep something from reaching a certain place
election
interdict
witness
intentionally
28. Responsible for doing something bad
verdict
guilty
objectively
tolerate
29. Left behind after most of a thing has gone
reform
residual
suspicious
coalition
30. A person who is one's social equal
evidence
peer
reform
allegedly
31. Someone who wants to be chosen - especially in an election - for a position
authority
candidate
objectively
bitterly
32. To make sure of
piracy
offense
election
ascertain
33. To avoid getting upset about something
condemn
suspicious
tolerate
accuse
34. Involving a dispute between two citizens - not a criminal charge
civil
ascertain
contrary
potent
35. Kidnapping
policy
advocate
candidate
abduction
36. To speak out against something in very strong terms
analyze
inference
condemn
hypothesize
37. A group of several different groups or countries that are working together to achieve a certain goal
coalition
witness
inaugurate
accuse
38. To examine something by looking at its parts
analyze
intrusively
detain
prevalent
39. Giving money or other gifts to a government official or other person in authority in order to get special privileges
bribery
residual
reform
analyze
40. A process of watching something or someone for a long time - usually because the person is suspected of something
grotesque
surveillance
hypothesize
bureaucratic
41. To speak out in favor of something
inquiry
advocate
potent
villainy
42. Personal honesty and good character
apprehend
election
integrity
piracy
43. Related to a large organization with a lot of complicated procedures
implicate
inference
contrary
bureaucratic
44. Strongly and with a lot of bad feelings
objectively
contrary
evidence
bitterly
45. Against
juxtapose
inference
offense
versus
46. To see something - especially a crime - happen
distort
witness
surveillance
bitterly
47. Make small changes in order to get a certain result
suspicious
modify
smuggle
distort
48. Powerful
potent
implicate
inference
convict
49. Exceptional badness as demonstrated by many serious evil deeds
villainy
residual
allegedly
detain
50. To make a guess - the correctness of which will eventually be investigated systematically
bitterly
objectively
convict
hypothesize