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TOEFL Vocab: Government And Justice

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A case of wrongdoing that hurts someone's reputation






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






3. Strongly and with a lot of bad feelings






4. To keep something from reaching a certain place






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






6. To take something against its owner's will






7. On purpose - not by accident






8. Based on unbiasted standards - not on personal opinion






9. To capture






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






11. Exceptional badness as demonstrated by many serious evil deeds






12. A mistaken belief






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






14. Left behind after most of a thing has gone






15. Personal honesty and good character






16. To avoid getting upset about something






17. Reveal; expose something that is hidden






18. Kidnapping






19. A process in which people choose officials






20. Strong because large amounts are in a certain space






21. To decide that someone is guilty of a crime






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






23. According to what people say






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Against






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






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






33. Place next to one another






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






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






36. To examine something by looking at its parts






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






38. Disrespectfully; emphasizing the weakness of otherwise respected things






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






40. To speak out in favor of something






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






42. A judgment in a court case






43. A conclusion drawn from evidence






44. To make something less effective than usual






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






46. To wear away and become smaller






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






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






49. To bring into public office; to start formally






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