Set: TOEFL iBT ZhangHongYan 现实-犯罪

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Term Definition
deceit the act of deceiving
deceitful marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another
deceive cause someone to believe an untruth
deceptive causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true
gangster a criminal who is a member of gang
fraud something intended to deceive
fraudulent intended to deceive
homicide the killing of a human being by another human being
theft the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
pilferage the act of stealing small amounts or small articles
counterfeit a copy that is represented as the original
conspire engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together
conspiracy a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)
sin an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will
brew drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling
beguile attract, mislead or delude, cheat, pastime
despoil destroy and strip of its possession
forge make a copy of with the intent to deceive
assasinate kill for political reasons
kidnap take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
embezzle appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
extort get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner
blackmail extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information
delude be false to
defraud deprive of by deceit
fabricate make up something artificial or untrue
purge an act of removing by cleansing
belie represent falsely
trap the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
accomplice a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)
abduct pull away from the body

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Terms 31
Creator trekker
Created April 15, 2008
Group English for non-native speaker!!
Tags ibt, toefl
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  1. theft → the act of taking something from someone unlawfully - 2 misses
  2. assasinate → kill for political reasons - 2 misses
  3. deceit → the act of deceiving - 1 miss
  4. deceptive → causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true - 1 miss
  5. gangster → a criminal who is a member of gang - 1 miss
  6. homicide → the killing of a human being by another human being - 1 miss
  7. extort → get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner - 1 miss