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TOEFL Vocab: Government And Justice

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1. To examine something by looking at its parts






2. Powerful






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






4. Kidnapping






5. Left behind after most of a thing has gone






6. Opposite






7. To keep something from reaching a certain place






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






9. To bring into public office; to start formally






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






11. Exceptional badness as demonstrated by many serious evil deeds






12. To see something - especially a crime - happen






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






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






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






16. A mistaken belief






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






18. To wear away and become smaller






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






20. Responsible for doing something bad






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






22. To speak out against something in very strong terms






23. Disrespectfully; emphasizing the weakness of otherwise respected things






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






25. Reveal; expose something that is hidden






26. Based on unbiasted standards - not on personal opinion






27. To take something against its owner's will






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






29. To illegally bring things into a country






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






31. A process in which people choose officials






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






33. To attack or criticize forcefully






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






35. A small group controlling a certain area of business






36. To decide that someone is guilty of a crime






37. Against






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






39. To capture






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






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






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






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






44. On purpose - not by accident






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






46. To challenge






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






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






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






50. To make something less effective than usual