(Reading) Flashcards
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A passage states: 'Compliance with the protocol is mandatory for all personnel.' What does 'mandatory' mean?
Answer: Required
'Mandatory' means something is required and must be done.
The report says an agent must 'exercise discretion' when handling informants. This means the agent should:
Answer: Act carefully and use good judgment
To 'exercise discretion' is to use careful judgment and act with tact.
A document notes the surveillance was 'conducted covertly.' What does 'covertly' indicate?
Answer: Secretly and hidden from view
'Covertly' means done in a hidden or secret manner.
If a passage describes a shipment as 'intercepted en route,' when was it stopped?
Answer: While it was being transported
'En route' means 'on the way,' so the shipment was stopped during transport.
A report reads: 'The agency will disseminate the bulletin to field offices.' 'Disseminate' means to:
Answer: Distribute widely
'Disseminate' means to spread or distribute information widely.
In 'The evidence was deemed insufficient,' the word 'deemed' most nearly means:
Answer: Judged or considered
'Deemed' means to regard, judge, or consider something in a particular way.
A passage states the policy was 'implemented incrementally.' This means it was put into effect:
Answer: Gradually, in stages
'Incrementally' means in small, gradual steps rather than all at once.