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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 take something against its owner's will






2. According to what people say






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






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






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






6. To see something - especially a crime - happen






7. To wear away and become smaller






8. An investigation






9. Based on unbiasted standards - not on personal opinion






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






11. Place next to one another






12. Kidnapping






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






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






15. A judgment in a court case






16. Left behind after most of a thing has gone






17. To attack or criticize forcefully






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






19. To make big improvements






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






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






22. Personal honesty and good character






23. To illegally bring things into a country






24. To avoid getting upset about something






25. A specific act that breaks the law






26. To keep something from reaching a certain place






27. On purpose - not by accident






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






29. A person who is one's social equal






30. Powerful






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






32. Responsible for doing something bad






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






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






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






36. Against






37. A mistaken belief






38. Exceptional badness as demonstrated by many serious evil deeds






39. To make something less effective than usual






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






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






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






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






44. Strong because large amounts are in a certain space






45. Reveal; expose something that is hidden






46. To examine something by looking at its parts






47. To make sure of






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






49. A process in which people choose officials






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