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






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






3. Responsible for doing something bad






4. To make something less effective than usual






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






6. To take something against its owner's will






7. To decide that someone is guilty of a crime






8. To speak out against something in very strong terms






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. To make sure of






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






17. On purpose - not by accident






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






19. To make big improvements






20. A person who is one's social equal






21. Powerful






22. Strongly and with a lot of bad feelings






23. Reveal; expose something that is hidden






24. Personal honesty and good character






25. Exceptional badness as demonstrated by many serious evil deeds






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






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






28. To capture






29. A conclusion drawn from evidence






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






31. Disrespectfully; emphasizing the weakness of otherwise respected things






32. Against






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






34. To illegally bring things into a country






35. Kidnapping






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






37. To speak out in favor of something






38. To challenge






39. A judgment in a court case






40. Opposite






41. To keep something from reaching a certain place






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






43. A mistaken belief






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






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






46. According to what people say






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






48. To bring into public office; to start formally






49. To see something - especially a crime - happen






50. Strong because large amounts are in a certain space