Unit 2 Master Classs Exam Vocabulary

authorities

A group of people who have the right to enforce laws

substance

A single kind of matter that is pure and has a specific set of properties.

lose consciousness

To become unaware of what is going on around you.

assault

a violent attack

literally

actually; in fact; true in reality

privilege

an advantage that only one person or group of people has

rehabilitation

care that can help you get back, keep, or improve abilities that you need for daily life

go through

experience, cross

increase

growing or making greater

previous

happening or existing before something or someone else

get along

have a good relationship

bribe (v)

make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence

innocent

not guilty of a particular crime

guilty

responsible for having done wrong

go over

review, discuss the details

go ahead

start, proceed

claim (V)

state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.

observation

the act of watching something or someone carefully

develop a tolerance to

the process by which individual experience fewer effects for a given amount of drug or hormone

get (something) across

to be understood - especially get an idea across

overcome

to defeat

get away with

to do something wrong or illegal without being punished (usually without even being discovered or caught)

go off

to explode (bombs); to fire (guns); to ring suddenly (alarms or alarm clocks)

investigate

to look into closely; to study in great detail

require

to make it officially necessary for someone do something

get by

to manage

keep track of

to pay attention to what is happening to something

get over

to recover from (an illness / a failure / a difficulty / a shock / etc.)

prevent

to stop something from happening before it occurs

reason (v)

to think about and make a good judgment about

go on (vacation)

to travel somewhere to relax and not work

minor

under the age of 18