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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 decide that someone is guilty of a crime






2. Exceptional badness as demonstrated by many serious evil deeds






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






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






5. Responsible for doing something bad






6. Strong because large amounts are in a certain space






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






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






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






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






11. Based on unbiasted standards - not on personal opinion






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






13. Disrespectfully; emphasizing the weakness of otherwise respected things






14. A specific act that breaks the law






15. Reveal; expose something that is hidden






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






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






18. A small group controlling a certain area of business






19. To avoid getting upset about something






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






21. According to what people say






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






23. Left behind after most of a thing has gone






24. Kidnapping






25. To keep something from reaching a certain place






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






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






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






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






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






31. To speak out in favor of something






32. To illegally bring things into a country






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






34. A process in which people choose officials






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






36. A judgment in a court case






37. Opposite






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






39. To challenge






40. A mistaken belief






41. To make big improvements






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






43. To examine something by looking at its parts






44. Place next to one another






45. Powerful






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






47. To make something less effective than usual






48. To speak out against something in very strong terms






49. Personal honesty and good character






50. Strongly and with a lot of bad feelings