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TOEFL Vocab: Government And Justice

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






2. Personal honesty and good character






3. Exceptional badness as demonstrated by many serious evil deeds






4. Strong because large amounts are in a certain space






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






6. To keep something from reaching a certain place






7. To avoid getting upset about something






8. A process in which people choose officials






9. To attack or criticize forcefully






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






11. On purpose - not by accident






12. Place next to one another






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






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






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






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






17. To challenge






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. According to what people say






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






28. Responsible for doing something bad






29. To speak out in favor of something






30. A specific act that breaks the law






31. Based on unbiasted standards - not on personal opinion






32. To make something less effective than usual






33. An investigation






34. Left behind after most of a thing has gone






35. To capture






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






37. To see something - especially a crime - happen






38. Opposite






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






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






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






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






43. A conclusion drawn from evidence






44. A mistaken belief






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






46. To speak out against something in very strong terms






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






48. To make big improvements






49. Kidnapping






50. Disrespectfully; emphasizing the weakness of otherwise respected things