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TOEFL Vocab: Government And Justice
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1. To make big improvements
seize
reform
objectively
convict
2. Someone who wants to be chosen - especially in an election - for a position
candidate
witness
inquiry
abduction
3. In a way that brings an unwanted person or thing into someone else's affairs
cynically
intrusively
assail
modify
4. In a style that is not normal and is offensive to many
authority
cynically
offense
deviant
5. A judgment in a court case
verdict
cynically
misconception
evidence
6. To attack or criticize forcefully
assail
condemn
evade
contrary
7. Left behind after most of a thing has gone
residual
convict
intrusively
villainy
8. To challenge
contest
prevalent
evade
contrary
9. Opposite
condemn
accuse
contrary
evidence
10. Stealing a ship or taking the ship's cargo; the unlawful copying of books - CDs - etc.
piracy
surveillance
integrity
suspect
11. A specific act that breaks the law
tolerate
piracy
impair
offense
12. To decide that someone is guilty of a crime
distort
evade
contest
convict
13. A conclusion drawn from evidence
inference
juxtapose
concentrated
civil
14. Disrespectfully; emphasizing the weakness of otherwise respected things
juxtapose
cynically
villainy
contest
15. Involving a dispute between two citizens - not a criminal charge
civil
intentionally
contrary
tolerate
16. To get away from something that tries to catch you
inference
deviant
evade
inquiry
17. Make small changes in order to get a certain result
inquiry
modify
prevalent
smuggle
18. To speak out in favor of something
cynically
advocate
contrary
bureaucratic
19. To illegally bring things into a country
allegedly
election
smuggle
addictive
20. Personal honesty and good character
ascertain
integrity
subtly
accuse
21. To speak out against something in very strong terms
coalition
condemn
bitterly
concentrated
22. Believing that something is wrong; acting in a way that makes people believe you have done something wrong
prevalent
suspicious
detain
allegedly
23. Responsible for doing something bad
guilty
contrary
authority
inquiry
24. According to what people say
contest
peer
allegedly
cynically
25. To twist or misrepresent; to make something seem different from what it really is
bitterly
distort
inference
evidence
26. Place next to one another
juxtapose
coerce
evidence
residual
27. Powerful
potent
suspect
erode
predicament
28. A process in which people choose officials
scandal
suspect
bribery
election
29. Related to a large organization with a lot of complicated procedures
grotesque
concentrated
bureaucratic
deviant
30. A process of watching something or someone for a long time - usually because the person is suspected of something
peer
interdict
surveillance
apprehend
31. Based on unbiasted standards - not on personal opinion
offense
witness
objectively
seize
32. A small group controlling a certain area of business
verdict
offense
cartel
reform
33. Ab approved way for approaching a certain kind of situation
convict
policy
suspect
inquiry
34. To make a guess - the correctness of which will eventually be investigated systematically
coalition
piracy
guilty
hypothesize
35. Making someone want it so much that the person feels ill without it
addictive
seize
civil
convict
36. To force; to put pressure on someone to do something
grotesque
intentionally
bitterly
coerce
37. The power to mae decisions - to tell others what to do
apprehend
bribery
authority
integrity
38. Something that makes the truth of a statement seem more likely
coalition
evidence
bitterly
reform
39. To bring into public office; to start formally
implicate
inaugurate
intentionally
suspect
40. To say that someone did something wrong (e.g. - committed a crime)
accuse
implicate
residual
juxtapose
41. A case of wrongdoing that hurts someone's reputation
prevalent
concentrated
condemn
scandal
42. Giving money or other gifts to a government official or other person in authority in order to get special privileges
distort
abduction
bribery
coerce
43. To make sure of
abduction
ascertain
cartel
grotesque
44. To avoid getting upset about something
predicament
convict
juxtapose
tolerate
45. An investigation
inquiry
misconception
surveillance
cynically
46. To wear away and become smaller
erode
verdict
analyze
assail
47. Kidnapping
abduction
seize
impair
analyze
48. In a quiet - hard-to-notice way
intentionally
accuse
subtly
ascertain
49. To suggest that someone was involved in a crime or other wrong behavior
implicate
juxtapose
coerce
offense
50. Extremely unattractive - in a way that catches a lot of attention
seize
potent
intentionally
grotesque