Vocabulary Unit 8

Question 1

Arrest

Answer 1

If the police arrest someone, they take that person to a police station because he or she committed a crime

Question 2

Blackmail

Answer 2

To make someone give you money or do what you want by threatening to tell people embarrassing information about them

Question 3

Bribe

Answer 3

to give money or presents
to someone so that they will help you by doing something dishonest or illegal

Question 4

Burglary

Answer 4

the crime of entering a building illegally in order to steal things

Question 5

Catch

Answer 5

if the police catch someone, they find them and arrest them

Question 6

Charge

Answer 6

to accuse someone officially of committing a crime

Question 7

Commit

Answer 7

to do something illegal or morally wrong

Question 8

fraud

Answer 8

the crime of obtaining money from someone by tricking them

Question 9

identity theft

Answer 9

the crime of stealing information about someone that makes it possible to use their bank account or credit card

Question 10

Innocent

Answer 10

not guilty of a crime

Question 11

Investigate

Answer 11

to try to find out the facts about something in order to learn the truth about it

Question 12

punishment

Answer 12

the process of punishing someone, or of being punished

Question 13

question

Answer 13

to ask someone questions formally or officially

Question 14

robbery

Answer 14

the crime of taking money or property illegally, often by using threats or violence

Question 15

sentence

Answer 15

when a judge sentences someone, they officially state what someone’s punishment will be

Question 16

witness

Answer 16

someone who sees a crime, accident or other event happen

Question 17

adhere to

Answer 17

to obey a rule, law, agreement etc

Question 18

apologize for

Answer 18

to tell someone that you are sorry for doing something wrong or for causing a problem

Question 19

argue about

Answer 19

if people argue, they speak to each other in an angry way because they disagree

Question 20

complain about

Answer 20

to say that you are not satisfied with something

Question 21

consent to

Answer 21

to give permission to do something

Question 22

deal with

Answer 22

to take action to do something, especially to solve a problem

Question 23

insist on

Answer 23

to say very firmly that something must happen or must be done

Question 24

thank for

Answer 24

to tell someone that you are grateful for something that they have said or done

Question 25

analysis

Answer 25

a process of studying or examining something in order to understand or explain it

Question 26

data

Answer 26

facts or information used for making calculations or decisions

Question 27

evidence

Answer 27

facts or signs that make you believe something is true

Question 28

researcher

Answer 28

someone who studies something carefully to discover new information about it

Question 29

theory

Answer 29

one or more ideas that explain how or why something happens

Question 30

ad campaign

Answer 30

a series of advertisements that share a single idea or theme

Question 31

Brand

Answer 31

a product or group of products that has its own name and is made by one company

Question 32

consumer

Answer 32

someone who buys or uses goods and services

Question 33

endorse

Answer 33

to express support for someone or something, especially in public

Question 34

high-profile

Answer 34

often seen in public, mentioned in newspapers or appearing on television

Question 35

marketing strategy

Answer 35

a plan of how to encourage people to buy a product or service

Question 36

target market

Answer 36

he group of people that a product or service is aimed at

Question 37

trend

Answer 37

a gradual development or change in a situatio