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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 mistaken belief






2. Against






3. Responsible for doing something bad






4. Opposite






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






6. Left behind after most of a thing has gone






7. To bring into public office; to start formally






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






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






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






11. To illegally bring things into a country






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






13. Personal honesty and good character






14. A judgment in a court case






15. A conclusion drawn from evidence






16. Disrespectfully; emphasizing the weakness of otherwise respected things






17. A small group controlling a certain area of business






18. Reveal; expose something that is hidden






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






20. A specific act that breaks the law






21. To challenge






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






23. Strongly and with a lot of bad feelings






24. To decide that someone is guilty of a crime






25. To speak out against something in very strong terms






26. To attack or criticize forcefully






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






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






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






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






31. To speak out in favor of something






32. Kidnapping






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






34. A person who is one's social equal






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






36. According to what people say






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






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






39. Place next to one another






40. To keep something from reaching a certain place






41. To avoid getting upset about something






42. Powerful






43. Exceptional badness as demonstrated by many serious evil deeds






44. To wear away and become smaller






45. To see something - especially a crime - happen






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






47. To make big improvements






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






49. On purpose - not by accident






50. To examine something by looking at its parts