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TOEFL Vocab: Government And Justice

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. To get away from something that tries to catch you






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






3. In a way that brings an unwanted person or thing into someone else's affairs






4. A small group controlling a certain area of business






5. To capture






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






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






8. A specific act that breaks the law






9. On purpose - not by accident






10. Responsible for doing something bad






11. To speak out in favor of something






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






13. To attack or criticize forcefully






14. To illegally bring things into a country






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






16. Make small changes in order to get a certain result






17. Place next to one another






18. To keep something from reaching a certain place






19. Strongly and with a lot of bad feelings






20. To examine something by looking at its parts






21. Strong because large amounts are in a certain space






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






23. Exceptional badness as demonstrated by many serious evil deeds






24. Related to a large organization with a lot of complicated procedures






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






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






27. Kidnapping






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






29. A mistaken belief






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






31. A process in which people choose officials






32. According to what people say






33. To make sure of






34. To take something against its owner's will






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






36. To decide that someone is guilty of a crime






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






38. Personal honesty and good character






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






40. To make something less effective than usual






41. Powerful






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






43. The power to mae decisions - to tell others what to do






44. To make big improvements






45. To avoid getting upset about something






46. Disrespectfully; emphasizing the weakness of otherwise respected things






47. To challenge






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






49. Involving a dispute between two citizens - not a criminal charge






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