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Vocabulary1
April 12-16, 2010
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| suspects | people who are believed to be guilty of committing crimes |
| alibis | suspects' claim of having been elsewhere when a crime was committed |
| warrants | documents that give the police the right to search or arrest people |
| intrude | to force oneself without permission or welcome |
| merge | combine |
| took a stand - (idiom) | adopt a firm position about an issue |
| tolerance | willingness to listen to different views |
| lavish | produced with lots of money or excess |
| corruption | dishonest and unfair use of power for personal gain |
| campaign | a planned series of actions to achieve a goal |
| afford | to be able to pay for something |
| brush-off | a refusal to talk to someone |
| breathtaking | overwhelming |
| asthma | a disease that causes breathing problems |
| exceeds | goes beyond the normal limits |
| rival | someone who is competing for the same thing as another |
| loyal | faithful |
| routinely | as a habit |
| petition | a written request signed by many people asking those in power to change a policy |
| accuses | blames someone for doing something wrong |