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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. Responsible for doing something bad






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






3. According to what people say






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






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






6. A process in which people choose officials






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






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






9. Place next to one another






10. To examine something by looking at its parts






11. A conclusion drawn from evidence






12. To illegally bring things into a country






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






14. Reveal; expose something that is hidden






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






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






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






18. To make big improvements






19. To make something less effective than usual






20. Disrespectfully; emphasizing the weakness of otherwise respected things






21. A judgment in a court case






22. Strongly and with a lot of bad feelings






23. Personal honesty and good character






24. Kidnapping






25. To bring into public office; to start formally






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






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






28. To avoid getting upset about something






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






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






31. Exceptional badness as demonstrated by many serious evil deeds






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






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






34. To attack or criticize forcefully






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






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






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






38. Against






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






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






41. To see something - especially a crime - happen






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






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






44. Someone who wants to be chosen - especially in an election - for a position






45. To make sure of






46. To keep something from reaching a certain place






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






48. An investigation






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






50. Strong because large amounts are in a certain space