vocab Vocabulary C16 Match the words from the box with the definitions. Then press "Check" to mark your answers. accelerate incident canny acrid tamper acquire status jurisdiction tedious deploy [noun] something that happens; a single event. [verb] to meddle in something when one is not asked, and so change or damage it (usually followed by "with"). [adjective] difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. [adjective] long and boring; dull; wearisome. [verb] to get or come to have as one's own. [adjective] bitter in taste or smell; sharply irritating. [verb] to make something go faster. [transitive verb] to move, position, or distribute so as to make ready or effective for a particular purpose. [noun] a person's position or level in comparison with the position of other people. [noun] the right or authority to interpret and administer the law. Check OK Back to Vocabulary Test Main Page