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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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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A mistaken belief
policy
unmask
misconception
abduction
2. In a style that is not normal and is offensive to many
analyze
deviant
prevalent
candidate
3. Common; easy to find because it exists in great amounts
implicate
cartel
prevalent
erode
4. A group of several different groups or countries that are working together to achieve a certain goal
misconception
coerce
election
coalition
5. Powerful
authority
potent
bribery
modify
6. In a way that brings an unwanted person or thing into someone else's affairs
verdict
inaugurate
intrusively
seize
7. Stealing a ship or taking the ship's cargo; the unlawful copying of books - CDs - etc.
condemn
offense
policy
piracy
8. Someone who wants to be chosen - especially in an election - for a position
tolerate
candidate
coalition
scandal
9. To make sure of
ascertain
integrity
contrary
smuggle
10. A specific act that breaks the law
hypothesize
objectively
offense
deviant
11. Kidnapping
evidence
misconception
cynically
abduction
12. Related to a large organization with a lot of complicated procedures
offense
bureaucratic
tolerate
deviant
13. To capture
offense
intentionally
assail
apprehend
14. To say that someone did something wrong (e.g. - committed a crime)
seize
bureaucratic
accuse
residual
15. Involving a dispute between two citizens - not a criminal charge
offense
civil
juxtapose
authority
16. To examine something by looking at its parts
seize
accuse
objectively
analyze
17. A conclusion drawn from evidence
predicament
offense
inference
addictive
18. To see something - especially a crime - happen
subtly
impair
witness
poll
19. Make small changes in order to get a certain result
bureaucratic
inquiry
modify
integrity
20. Someone who - in the opinion of the police - might have committed a certain crime
civil
coerce
suspect
scandal
21. To prevent someone - for a relatively short time - from going on their way
cynically
subtly
intentionally
detain
22. Personal honesty and good character
integrity
suspect
peer
predicament
23. To avoid getting upset about something
juxtapose
concentrated
tolerate
smuggle
24. Strong because large amounts are in a certain space
scandal
concentrated
peer
bitterly
25. Something that makes the truth of a statement seem more likely
allegedly
addictive
evidence
smuggle
26. To bring into public office; to start formally
allegedly
scandal
impair
inaugurate
27. To make big improvements
reform
apprehend
cynically
analyze
28. According to what people say
advocate
peer
suspicious
allegedly
29. To speak out against something in very strong terms
peer
election
condemn
analyze
30. To illegally bring things into a country
piracy
smuggle
verdict
guilty
31. Ab approved way for approaching a certain kind of situation
policy
surveillance
authority
cartel
32. To twist or misrepresent; to make something seem different from what it really is
distort
bitterly
accuse
intentionally
33. In a quiet - hard-to-notice way
inference
contrary
unmask
subtly
34. A process of watching something or someone for a long time - usually because the person is suspected of something
addictive
juxtapose
potent
surveillance
35. A process in which people choose officials
scandal
intentionally
interdict
election
36. Opposite
integrity
guilty
contrary
allegedly
37. To suggest that someone was involved in a crime or other wrong behavior
concentrated
implicate
peer
erode
38. To wear away and become smaller
erode
residual
abduction
allegedly
39. To speak out in favor of something
offense
abduction
advocate
coerce
40. An investigation
abduction
coerce
inquiry
unmask
41. Disrespectfully; emphasizing the weakness of otherwise respected things
objectively
cynically
villainy
bitterly
42. Believing that something is wrong; acting in a way that makes people believe you have done something wrong
grotesque
integrity
coalition
suspicious
43. A case of wrongdoing that hurts someone's reputation
policy
subtly
scandal
cartel
44. Place next to one another
surveillance
cynically
juxtapose
piracy
45. The power to mae decisions - to tell others what to do
erode
authority
inaugurate
addictive
46. To keep something from reaching a certain place
smuggle
concentrated
advocate
interdict
47. Against
evade
coerce
convict
versus
48. A person who is one's social equal
intrusively
cynically
ascertain
peer
49. Left behind after most of a thing has gone
residual
reform
implicate
offense
50. To make something less effective than usual
suspicious
bribery
potent
impair