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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 case of wrongdoing that hurts someone's reputation
suspect
scandal
bitterly
subtly
2. Believing that something is wrong; acting in a way that makes people believe you have done something wrong
objectively
evade
erode
suspicious
3. To find out a small group's opinion so that you can guess what a much larger group thinks
deviant
poll
residual
grotesque
4. The power to mae decisions - to tell others what to do
cartel
intrusively
authority
potent
5. In a way that brings an unwanted person or thing into someone else's affairs
contest
candidate
subtly
intrusively
6. To examine something by looking at its parts
tolerate
impair
inaugurate
analyze
7. Responsible for doing something bad
juxtapose
unmask
inquiry
guilty
8. To make something less effective than usual
peer
seize
civil
impair
9. To avoid getting upset about something
tolerate
distort
suspect
coerce
10. In a quiet - hard-to-notice way
advocate
unmask
subtly
policy
11. Place next to one another
inquiry
assail
juxtapose
subtly
12. On purpose - not by accident
intentionally
grotesque
smuggle
assail
13. Stealing a ship or taking the ship's cargo; the unlawful copying of books - CDs - etc.
subtly
cartel
seize
piracy
14. To challenge
subtly
contest
hypothesize
guilty
15. Giving money or other gifts to a government official or other person in authority in order to get special privileges
ascertain
advocate
authority
bribery
16. According to what people say
juxtapose
coalition
allegedly
distort
17. A conclusion drawn from evidence
villainy
condemn
inference
contest
18. Kidnapping
apprehend
peer
abduction
guilty
19. A group of several different groups or countries that are working together to achieve a certain goal
apprehend
coalition
juxtapose
addictive
20. To keep something from reaching a certain place
assail
apprehend
allegedly
interdict
21. An investigation
advocate
modify
inquiry
surveillance
22. A process of watching something or someone for a long time - usually because the person is suspected of something
policy
reform
surveillance
potent
23. To bring into public office; to start formally
impair
accuse
detain
inaugurate
24. Strongly and with a lot of bad feelings
reform
bitterly
abduction
inaugurate
25. Making someone want it so much that the person feels ill without it
inference
suspect
addictive
contest
26. To illegally bring things into a country
smuggle
evidence
bribery
policy
27. A difficult situation - one that is hard to get out of
suspect
predicament
distort
witness
28. To speak out in favor of something
intrusively
advocate
smuggle
versus
29. To get away from something that tries to catch you
misconception
juxtapose
detain
evade
30. To decide that someone is guilty of a crime
abduction
villainy
authority
convict
31. To prevent someone - for a relatively short time - from going on their way
detain
allegedly
cynically
objectively
32. Opposite
evidence
contrary
cynically
coalition
33. To make sure of
inaugurate
peer
contrary
ascertain
34. A judgment in a court case
unmask
erode
villainy
verdict
35. Powerful
addictive
potent
abduction
contrary
36. Someone who wants to be chosen - especially in an election - for a position
contest
candidate
civil
surveillance
37. Someone who - in the opinion of the police - might have committed a certain crime
suspect
prevalent
impair
evade
38. A specific act that breaks the law
seize
peer
offense
reform
39. To make a guess - the correctness of which will eventually be investigated systematically
reform
intrusively
poll
hypothesize
40. Strong because large amounts are in a certain space
addictive
peer
concentrated
erode
41. Common; easy to find because it exists in great amounts
suspect
predicament
prevalent
hypothesize
42. To take something against its owner's will
seize
guilty
ascertain
bitterly
43. To attack or criticize forcefully
intrusively
smuggle
seize
assail
44. Extremely unattractive - in a way that catches a lot of attention
bureaucratic
intrusively
grotesque
modify
45. In a style that is not normal and is offensive to many
unmask
villainy
deviant
condemn
46. To twist or misrepresent; to make something seem different from what it really is
grotesque
distort
residual
piracy
47. Involving a dispute between two citizens - not a criminal charge
coalition
detain
evade
civil
48. Personal honesty and good character
integrity
cynically
intentionally
advocate
49. Something that makes the truth of a statement seem more likely
interdict
cynically
evidence
hypothesize
50. Exceptional badness as demonstrated by many serious evil deeds
poll
villainy
predicament
witness