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TOEFL Vocab: Government And Justice
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Exceptional badness as demonstrated by many serious evil deeds
intentionally
villainy
grotesque
convict
2. In a style that is not normal and is offensive to many
guilty
deviant
misconception
surveillance
3. A process of watching something or someone for a long time - usually because the person is suspected of something
intentionally
analyze
surveillance
coalition
4. A process in which people choose officials
piracy
election
potent
residual
5. A specific act that breaks the law
offense
inquiry
grotesque
civil
6. To bring into public office; to start formally
candidate
contrary
inaugurate
suspect
7. Someone who - in the opinion of the police - might have committed a certain crime
impair
peer
suspect
inquiry
8. To speak out against something in very strong terms
cartel
advocate
condemn
candidate
9. To see something - especially a crime - happen
coalition
advocate
inquiry
witness
10. To wear away and become smaller
villainy
erode
civil
versus
11. An investigation
deviant
contrary
inquiry
predicament
12. To decide that someone is guilty of a crime
intrusively
convict
inquiry
candidate
13. Believing that something is wrong; acting in a way that makes people believe you have done something wrong
suspicious
bribery
contest
policy
14. To say that someone did something wrong (e.g. - committed a crime)
contest
accuse
seize
modify
15. Involving a dispute between two citizens - not a criminal charge
cynically
civil
scandal
impair
16. To make big improvements
predicament
reform
peer
residual
17. Something that makes the truth of a statement seem more likely
potent
evidence
inquiry
implicate
18. Place next to one another
juxtapose
prevalent
impair
intrusively
19. Kidnapping
juxtapose
scandal
abduction
offense
20. To twist or misrepresent; to make something seem different from what it really is
juxtapose
distort
contrary
intentionally
21. A difficult situation - one that is hard to get out of
deviant
grotesque
bitterly
predicament
22. On purpose - not by accident
predicament
intentionally
peer
versus
23. Making someone want it so much that the person feels ill without it
contrary
addictive
authority
prevalent
24. Make small changes in order to get a certain result
addictive
modify
accuse
misconception
25. Powerful
potent
erode
scandal
accuse
26. A judgment in a court case
verdict
ascertain
cynically
grotesque
27. To speak out in favor of something
modify
deviant
advocate
unmask
28. Responsible for doing something bad
juxtapose
guilty
modify
suspicious
29. To find out a small group's opinion so that you can guess what a much larger group thinks
cynically
potent
poll
predicament
30. A mistaken belief
contest
misconception
contrary
offense
31. Based on unbiasted standards - not on personal opinion
deviant
intrusively
versus
objectively
32. Common; easy to find because it exists in great amounts
inquiry
policy
prevalent
juxtapose
33. To attack or criticize forcefully
policy
bureaucratic
cartel
assail
34. A person who is one's social equal
analyze
interdict
peer
versus
35. A small group controlling a certain area of business
cartel
misconception
cynically
intentionally
36. In a quiet - hard-to-notice way
guilty
subtly
addictive
suspicious
37. Giving money or other gifts to a government official or other person in authority in order to get special privileges
authority
integrity
bribery
convict
38. A group of several different groups or countries that are working together to achieve a certain goal
hypothesize
allegedly
witness
coalition
39. To examine something by looking at its parts
seize
erode
analyze
prevalent
40. Related to a large organization with a lot of complicated procedures
villainy
grotesque
bureaucratic
candidate
41. Ab approved way for approaching a certain kind of situation
cynically
smuggle
offense
policy
42. To illegally bring things into a country
smuggle
surveillance
villainy
poll
43. To take something against its owner's will
concentrated
bribery
condemn
seize
44. Against
impair
versus
bureaucratic
peer
45. To keep something from reaching a certain place
interdict
accuse
detain
suspicious
46. Strong because large amounts are in a certain space
implicate
cynically
concentrated
cartel
47. A conclusion drawn from evidence
inference
integrity
offense
coalition
48. Stealing a ship or taking the ship's cargo; the unlawful copying of books - CDs - etc.
tolerate
piracy
peer
advocate
49. In a way that brings an unwanted person or thing into someone else's affairs
ascertain
seize
distort
intrusively
50. Personal honesty and good character
integrity
inference
convict
contest