Civil Service Exam

abbreviate

shorten; reduce

abet

to assist or encourage, especially in wrongdoing

Abrasion

Scrape of the skin due to something abrasive

absolve

(v.) to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt

accept

to receive

accomplice

a person who helps another commit a crime

accordance

agreement

acquired

obtained possession of something

against

for; in preparation for

aggravated

made more severe or intense especially in law

aggressor

person or nation that initiates hostilities or makes an unprovoked attack; assailant; invader

alcohol

depressant

alias

A name that is not one's true name

alibi

an excuse that shows someone was not at a crime scene

alien

a citizen of another country; foreign, strange

anonymous

of an unknown source or unrevealed name

answered

said something to someone as a reply

apparent

open to view; easy to understand; seeming to be true or real

appearance

the way that someone or something looks

apprehension

anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen

argument

a statement of the meaning or main point of a literary work

arrangement

The act of putting in proper order, or the state of being put in order.

assault

a violent attack

assure

inform positively and with certainty and confidence

attendant

accompanying

believe

accept as true

biased

favoring one side unduly; prejudiced

Boarder

a person who pays a homeowner a fixed price for meals and a room

border

boundary

bureau

department

burglary

entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property

cartridge

a case that holds a bullet, primer powder, and gunpowder

ceiling

the overhead upper surface of a room

ceremony

a formal event held in honor of a special occasion

challenge

Something difficult to accomplish

charge

accuse (someone) of something, especially an offense under law.

choose

to select

circumstance

Condition surrounding something; a situation

citation

summons, ticket, subpoena, writ, court order

cite

to summon officially or authoritatively toappear in court.

civilian

a person who is not on active duty with amilitary, naval, police, or fire fighting organization.

close

shut; to bring to an end; to put (something) in a position to obstructan entrance, opening, etc.; shut.

clothes

garments for the body; articles of dress;wearing apparel.

cocaine

a powerful and addictive stimulant, derived from the coca plant, producing temporarily increased alertness and euphoria

collapse

Complete failure and ruin; to fall down

collision

an instance of one moving object or person striking violently against another.

committed

to be pledged or obligated in doing something

compliant

yielding; submissive

comply

(v.) to yield to a request or command

concurrent

happening at the same time; parallel

confirmed

proved true, or made certain

conscience

An inner feeling of the rightness or wrongness of an action

conscious

aware of and responding to one's surroundings; awake.

consistent

Steady; regular

conspicuous

Easily seen or noticed

coroner

an official who investigates violent, sudden, or suspicious deaths.

coward

a person who has no courage or gets scared easily

cowered

to crouch, as in fear or shame

critical

of decisive importance with respect to the outcome; crucial

cruiser

1: a vehicle that moves or proceeds speedily, smoothly, or effortlessly: as a: squad car b: a powerboat with facilities (as a cabin and plumbing) necessary for living aboard

damaged

to make something less valuable, less useful, or broken

dangerous

not safe

decent

adj. Characterized by propriety of conduct, speech, manners, or dress.

decision

choice made from among available alternatives

decrease

to become or make less; a lessening

defendant

an individual or group being sued or charged with a crime

defensive

adj. Carried on in resistance to aggression.

deliberate

to think over deeply or done consciously or intentionally.

delinquent

1. a young offender
2. failing in or neglectful of a duty orobligation; guilty of a misdeed or offense.

derelict

(n.) someone or something that is abandoned or neglected; (adj.) left abandoned; neglectful of duty

descent

the system by which members of a society trace kinship over generations

described

told about in words or writing

destination

The place to which something or someone is going

detain

to stop or hold; to keep from going on

diagnosed

when an illness or problem has been identified

diligent

hardworking, industrious, not lazy

discreet

1. showing tact, respect, and restraint in speech or behavior

2. sneaky or unnoticeable

discrepancy

a difference; a lack of agreement or can be a differance between.

discrete

Distinct, separate

discrimination

unjustifiable negative behavior toward a group and its members

dispatcher

A person or system that efficiently directs and sends help or service when requested by a caller

disregard

to ignore or pay no attention to.

dissent

to disagree

disturbance

an outbreak of disorder; a breach of public peace.

domestic

having to do with the household or family; not foreign

dual

having two different parts, uses, etc.; having two of something

duel

combat between two people or armies

Ectasy (MDMA)

a synthetic stimulant and mild hallucinogen. Produces euphoria and social intimacy, but with short-term health risks and longer-term harm to serotonin-producing neurons and to mood and cognition.

elusive

hard to grasp, difficult to catch or achieve.

embezzlement

theft or misappropriation of funds placed in one's trust or belonging to one's employer.

eminent

high in station, rank, or repute; prominent;distinguished

encounter

A brief or an unexpected meeting

enforcement

the act of enforcing or compelling to obey

ensure

to make sure or certain

epileptic

pertaining to or suffering from seizures

estranged

separated; alienated

evidence

the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.

except

to exclude or not including.

execute

put into effect; carry out; kill as a lawful punishment; N. execution

exonerate

(v.) to clear from a charge or accusation