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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
tolerate
evade
surveillance
intrusively
2. Against
versus
unmask
assail
bitterly
3. A mistaken belief
hypothesize
convict
deviant
misconception
4. A small group controlling a certain area of business
objectively
seize
cartel
evidence
5. To wear away and become smaller
versus
predicament
erode
addictive
6. To see something - especially a crime - happen
apprehend
witness
scandal
bitterly
7. Making someone want it so much that the person feels ill without it
detain
residual
addictive
ascertain
8. To challenge
intentionally
grotesque
contest
condemn
9. In a style that is not normal and is offensive to many
deviant
intrusively
inquiry
cynically
10. Reveal; expose something that is hidden
unmask
piracy
evade
inference
11. In a quiet - hard-to-notice way
grotesque
subtly
verdict
cynically
12. Believing that something is wrong; acting in a way that makes people believe you have done something wrong
suspicious
subtly
allegedly
prevalent
13. Disrespectfully; emphasizing the weakness of otherwise respected things
inquiry
cynically
distort
objectively
14. To prevent someone - for a relatively short time - from going on their way
addictive
coalition
detain
peer
15. Make small changes in order to get a certain result
modify
juxtapose
integrity
prevalent
16. To decide that someone is guilty of a crime
peer
evidence
convict
modify
17. Something that makes the truth of a statement seem more likely
verdict
smuggle
evidence
deviant
18. Giving money or other gifts to a government official or other person in authority in order to get special privileges
interdict
ascertain
bribery
surveillance
19. Ab approved way for approaching a certain kind of situation
policy
erode
evade
bribery
20. In a way that brings an unwanted person or thing into someone else's affairs
evade
inquiry
distort
intrusively
21. To avoid getting upset about something
misconception
tolerate
offense
intentionally
22. Place next to one another
policy
surveillance
juxtapose
prevalent
23. Responsible for doing something bad
bribery
guilty
witness
hypothesize
24. Opposite
candidate
cartel
bitterly
contrary
25. To make a guess - the correctness of which will eventually be investigated systematically
subtly
hypothesize
contest
addictive
26. Strongly and with a lot of bad feelings
addictive
inference
detain
bitterly
27. A difficult situation - one that is hard to get out of
addictive
predicament
allegedly
intrusively
28. Kidnapping
analyze
juxtapose
abduction
convict
29. The power to mae decisions - to tell others what to do
authority
versus
bureaucratic
coalition
30. Based on unbiasted standards - not on personal opinion
condemn
interdict
objectively
potent
31. To speak out against something in very strong terms
condemn
grotesque
interdict
concentrated
32. To attack or criticize forcefully
accuse
assail
deviant
juxtapose
33. To bring into public office; to start formally
coalition
verdict
inaugurate
inference
34. To make big improvements
advocate
suspect
implicate
reform
35. On purpose - not by accident
cynically
intentionally
villainy
addictive
36. A group of several different groups or countries that are working together to achieve a certain goal
coalition
modify
apprehend
inaugurate
37. Someone who wants to be chosen - especially in an election - for a position
candidate
subtly
election
bitterly
38. To illegally bring things into a country
bribery
impair
peer
smuggle
39. Common; easy to find because it exists in great amounts
prevalent
smuggle
cartel
peer
40. To speak out in favor of something
advocate
integrity
witness
modify
41. To examine something by looking at its parts
unmask
election
juxtapose
analyze
42. To say that someone did something wrong (e.g. - committed a crime)
accuse
addictive
suspicious
condemn
43. To suggest that someone was involved in a crime or other wrong behavior
implicate
contrary
apprehend
detain
44. A case of wrongdoing that hurts someone's reputation
guilty
objectively
contrary
scandal
45. To make sure of
cartel
ascertain
witness
juxtapose
46. Related to a large organization with a lot of complicated procedures
coalition
bureaucratic
assail
versus
47. A process in which people choose officials
election
advocate
poll
suspect
48. A conclusion drawn from evidence
inference
distort
potent
bitterly
49. Exceptional badness as demonstrated by many serious evil deeds
villainy
contrary
concentrated
impair
50. To take something against its owner's will
surveillance
seize
bureaucratic
ascertain