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TOEFL Vocab: Government And Justice

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Stealing a ship or taking the ship's cargo; the unlawful copying of books - CDs - etc.






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






3. Reveal; expose something that is hidden






4. A person who is one's social equal






5. On purpose - not by accident






6. To speak out against something in very strong terms






7. To capture






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. To avoid getting upset about something






16. Left behind after most of a thing has gone






17. Kidnapping






18. Based on unbiasted standards - not on personal opinion






19. A mistaken belief






20. To wear away and become smaller






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






22. To make something less effective than usual






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






24. A small group controlling a certain area of business






25. According to what people say






26. To speak out in favor of something






27. Exceptional badness as demonstrated by many serious evil deeds






28. Responsible for doing something bad






29. To keep something from reaching a certain place






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






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






32. Opposite






33. Against






34. To illegally bring things into a country






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






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






37. To challenge






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






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






40. Strongly and with a lot of bad feelings






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






42. To bring into public office; to start formally






43. To make sure of






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






45. Personal honesty and good character






46. A conclusion drawn from evidence






47. Place next to one another






48. Strong because large amounts are in a certain space






49. To examine something by looking at its parts






50. To attack or criticize forcefully