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TOEFL Vocab: Government And Justice
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. To keep something from reaching a certain place
piracy
interdict
authority
inference
2. Ab approved way for approaching a certain kind of situation
verdict
intrusively
policy
bureaucratic
3. To speak out against something in very strong terms
condemn
modify
smuggle
hypothesize
4. Personal honesty and good character
peer
ascertain
grotesque
integrity
5. On purpose - not by accident
distort
intentionally
peer
objectively
6. Strong because large amounts are in a certain space
predicament
concentrated
verdict
smuggle
7. An investigation
accuse
inquiry
seize
residual
8. To say that someone did something wrong (e.g. - committed a crime)
contest
juxtapose
accuse
bureaucratic
9. To attack or criticize forcefully
assail
integrity
coalition
inference
10. To force; to put pressure on someone to do something
smuggle
coerce
analyze
bureaucratic
11. To speak out in favor of something
hypothesize
misconception
advocate
deviant
12. According to what people say
allegedly
bitterly
coalition
scandal
13. Something that makes the truth of a statement seem more likely
analyze
bureaucratic
convict
evidence
14. The power to mae decisions - to tell others what to do
authority
villainy
distort
hypothesize
15. To make a guess - the correctness of which will eventually be investigated systematically
objectively
hypothesize
bureaucratic
apprehend
16. In a style that is not normal and is offensive to many
accuse
versus
deviant
addictive
17. To make something less effective than usual
impair
election
predicament
bureaucratic
18. Reveal; expose something that is hidden
advocate
versus
unmask
potent
19. Related to a large organization with a lot of complicated procedures
coalition
allegedly
bureaucratic
suspect
20. Opposite
misconception
cartel
contrary
accuse
21. Left behind after most of a thing has gone
residual
election
distort
candidate
22. To bring into public office; to start formally
inaugurate
allegedly
juxtapose
intrusively
23. To wear away and become smaller
erode
villainy
objectively
advocate
24. Make small changes in order to get a certain result
modify
implicate
contest
witness
25. To capture
concentrated
apprehend
suspect
contest
26. A mistaken belief
evidence
advocate
misconception
prevalent
27. To make big improvements
reform
civil
assail
bitterly
28. Common; easy to find because it exists in great amounts
abduction
prevalent
candidate
addictive
29. To decide that someone is guilty of a crime
verdict
convict
peer
integrity
30. A person who is one's social equal
accuse
peer
evidence
contest
31. To make sure of
erode
guilty
ascertain
tolerate
32. A group of several different groups or countries that are working together to achieve a certain goal
unmask
modify
coalition
peer
33. To twist or misrepresent; to make something seem different from what it really is
smuggle
offense
distort
cartel
34. Based on unbiasted standards - not on personal opinion
peer
evade
smuggle
objectively
35. Extremely unattractive - in a way that catches a lot of attention
objectively
concentrated
grotesque
cartel
36. To see something - especially a crime - happen
prevalent
detain
witness
civil
37. Kidnapping
allegedly
cartel
abduction
predicament
38. In a quiet - hard-to-notice way
inference
inquiry
deviant
subtly
39. A specific act that breaks the law
implicate
offense
inference
civil
40. Involving a dispute between two citizens - not a criminal charge
villainy
authority
civil
subtly
41. Stealing a ship or taking the ship's cargo; the unlawful copying of books - CDs - etc.
piracy
addictive
bureaucratic
inference
42. To challenge
contest
inquiry
distort
analyze
43. To take something against its owner's will
intrusively
smuggle
seize
tolerate
44. Strongly and with a lot of bad feelings
versus
bitterly
witness
coalition
45. A process in which people choose officials
scandal
evidence
election
piracy
46. A conclusion drawn from evidence
inference
peer
witness
misconception
47. Place next to one another
juxtapose
objectively
seize
peer
48. Someone who wants to be chosen - especially in an election - for a position
juxtapose
candidate
analyze
piracy
49. Making someone want it so much that the person feels ill without it
versus
addictive
potent
residual
50. Disrespectfully; emphasizing the weakness of otherwise respected things
coalition
civil
cynically
deviant