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TOEFL Vocab: Government And Justice

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1. Powerful






2. Common; easy to find because it exists in great amounts






3. Believing that something is wrong; acting in a way that makes people believe you have done something wrong






4. Strong because large amounts are in a certain space






5. To suggest that someone was involved in a crime or other wrong behavior






6. A difficult situation - one that is hard to get out of






7. A specific act that breaks the law






8. Giving money or other gifts to a government official or other person in authority in order to get special privileges






9. To attack or criticize forcefully






10. To twist or misrepresent; to make something seem different from what it really is






11. To bring into public office; to start formally






12. A small group controlling a certain area of business






13. On purpose - not by accident






14. Place next to one another






15. Opposite






16. Ab approved way for approaching a certain kind of situation






17. A group of several different groups or countries that are working together to achieve a certain goal






18. To speak out against something in very strong terms






19. Extremely unattractive - in a way that catches a lot of attention






20. In a quiet - hard-to-notice way






21. A mistaken belief






22. Exceptional badness as demonstrated by many serious evil deeds






23. Someone who - in the opinion of the police - might have committed a certain crime






24. To avoid getting upset about something






25. Reveal; expose something that is hidden






26. To speak out in favor of something






27. Disrespectfully; emphasizing the weakness of otherwise respected things






28. To make sure of






29. To wear away and become smaller






30. A conclusion drawn from evidence






31. To take something against its owner's will






32. Against






33. To challenge






34. To make something less effective than usual






35. To force; to put pressure on someone to do something






36. To examine something by looking at its parts






37. A process in which people choose officials






38. To say that someone did something wrong (e.g. - committed a crime)






39. Stealing a ship or taking the ship's cargo; the unlawful copying of books - CDs - etc.






40. To make big improvements






41. Personal honesty and good character






42. Something that makes the truth of a statement seem more likely






43. A case of wrongdoing that hurts someone's reputation






44. Making someone want it so much that the person feels ill without it






45. To make a guess - the correctness of which will eventually be investigated systematically






46. To find out a small group's opinion so that you can guess what a much larger group thinks






47. To prevent someone - for a relatively short time - from going on their way






48. Based on unbiasted standards - not on personal opinion






49. According to what people say






50. A process of watching something or someone for a long time - usually because the person is suspected of something