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