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






2. A judgment in a court case






3. To speak out against something in very strong terms






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






5. A process in which people choose officials






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






7. To keep something from reaching a certain place






8. On purpose - not by accident






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






10. To get away from something that tries to catch you






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






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






13. A person who is one's social equal






14. Place next to one another






15. Powerful






16. Personal honesty and good character






17. Reveal; expose something that is hidden






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






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






20. To take something against its owner's will






21. A conclusion drawn from evidence






22. To attack or criticize forcefully






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






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






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






26. Exceptional badness as demonstrated by many serious evil deeds






27. Kidnapping






28. Strongly and with a lot of bad feelings






29. Disrespectfully; emphasizing the weakness of otherwise respected things






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






31. In a style that is not normal and is offensive to many






32. To make big improvements






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






34. To make something less effective than usual






35. To wear away and become smaller






36. To avoid getting upset about something






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






38. An investigation






39. To see something - especially a crime - happen






40. To make sure of






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






42. To examine something by looking at its parts






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






44. To capture






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






46. According to what people say






47. To illegally bring things into a country






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






49. Opposite






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