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






2. To examine something by looking at its parts






3. To decide that someone is guilty of a crime






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






5. To take something against its owner's will






6. Responsible for doing something bad






7. Exceptional badness as demonstrated by many serious evil deeds






8. Reveal; expose something that is hidden






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






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






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






12. On purpose - not by accident






13. To keep something from reaching a certain place






14. Personal honesty and good character






15. Based on unbiasted standards - not on personal opinion






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






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






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






19. To speak out against something in very strong terms






20. To illegally bring things into a country






21. To bring into public office; to start formally






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






23. To see something - especially a crime - happen






24. A specific act that breaks the law






25. To wear away and become smaller






26. To make sure of






27. Place next to one another






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






29. According to what people say






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






31. Opposite






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






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






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






35. To capture






36. To avoid getting upset about something






37. A mistaken belief






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






39. To attack or criticize forcefully






40. A person who is one's social equal






41. Against






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






43. An investigation






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






45. To make big improvements






46. Strongly and with a lot of bad feelings






47. Disrespectfully; emphasizing the weakness of otherwise respected things






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






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






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