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Vocabulary1
April 12-16, 2010
Question | Answer |
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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 |