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TOEFL Vocab: Government And Justice
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english
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. To get away from something that tries to catch you
civil
evade
predicament
suspicious
2. To twist or misrepresent; to make something seem different from what it really is
integrity
piracy
distort
civil
3. In a way that brings an unwanted person or thing into someone else's affairs
prevalent
guilty
intrusively
residual
4. A small group controlling a certain area of business
distort
cartel
condemn
villainy
5. To capture
apprehend
implicate
potent
bureaucratic
6. Common; easy to find because it exists in great amounts
inaugurate
subtly
bribery
prevalent
7. To find out a small group's opinion so that you can guess what a much larger group thinks
poll
versus
interdict
bitterly
8. A specific act that breaks the law
deviant
tolerate
offense
accuse
9. On purpose - not by accident
inquiry
residual
intentionally
impair
10. Responsible for doing something bad
guilty
accuse
distort
assail
11. To speak out in favor of something
allegedly
bureaucratic
interdict
advocate
12. A difficult situation - one that is hard to get out of
predicament
surveillance
intentionally
impair
13. To attack or criticize forcefully
assail
allegedly
versus
apprehend
14. To illegally bring things into a country
modify
poll
smuggle
integrity
15. A group of several different groups or countries that are working together to achieve a certain goal
coalition
cartel
modify
integrity
16. Make small changes in order to get a certain result
grotesque
modify
civil
seize
17. Place next to one another
witness
potent
juxtapose
candidate
18. To keep something from reaching a certain place
interdict
integrity
smuggle
intrusively
19. Strongly and with a lot of bad feelings
suspicious
bitterly
peer
grotesque
20. To examine something by looking at its parts
analyze
contest
verdict
interdict
21. Strong because large amounts are in a certain space
concentrated
suspect
coerce
guilty
22. To make a guess - the correctness of which will eventually be investigated systematically
contrary
peer
authority
hypothesize
23. Exceptional badness as demonstrated by many serious evil deeds
election
bureaucratic
addictive
villainy
24. Related to a large organization with a lot of complicated procedures
bureaucratic
allegedly
grotesque
verdict
25. Giving money or other gifts to a government official or other person in authority in order to get special privileges
intrusively
misconception
bribery
erode
26. To prevent someone - for a relatively short time - from going on their way
allegedly
villainy
piracy
detain
27. Kidnapping
misconception
apprehend
abduction
erode
28. A process of watching something or someone for a long time - usually because the person is suspected of something
subtly
surveillance
juxtapose
analyze
29. A mistaken belief
erode
policy
seize
misconception
30. A case of wrongdoing that hurts someone's reputation
accuse
piracy
scandal
hypothesize
31. A process in which people choose officials
election
smuggle
modify
inference
32. According to what people say
addictive
inquiry
tolerate
allegedly
33. To make sure of
ascertain
objectively
contest
convict
34. To take something against its owner's will
seize
candidate
abduction
offense
35. Stealing a ship or taking the ship's cargo; the unlawful copying of books - CDs - etc.
election
piracy
concentrated
advocate
36. To decide that someone is guilty of a crime
villainy
erode
convict
evade
37. Extremely unattractive - in a way that catches a lot of attention
assail
subtly
grotesque
inference
38. Personal honesty and good character
grotesque
condemn
contest
integrity
39. To say that someone did something wrong (e.g. - committed a crime)
intentionally
bitterly
accuse
civil
40. To make something less effective than usual
candidate
ascertain
distort
impair
41. Powerful
potent
inference
guilty
allegedly
42. Something that makes the truth of a statement seem more likely
bitterly
suspicious
contrary
evidence
43. The power to mae decisions - to tell others what to do
piracy
allegedly
reform
authority
44. To make big improvements
cartel
candidate
distort
reform
45. To avoid getting upset about something
offense
residual
tolerate
piracy
46. Disrespectfully; emphasizing the weakness of otherwise respected things
implicate
policy
cynically
juxtapose
47. To challenge
contest
apprehend
coerce
surveillance
48. Someone who - in the opinion of the police - might have committed a certain crime
scandal
apprehend
evade
suspect
49. Involving a dispute between two citizens - not a criminal charge
piracy
unmask
civil
candidate
50. To suggest that someone was involved in a crime or other wrong behavior
cartel
advocate
cynically
implicate