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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. Reveal; expose something that is hidden






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






3. To keep something from reaching a certain place






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






5. To make big improvements






6. To see something - especially a crime - happen






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






8. Strongly and with a lot of bad feelings






9. Kidnapping






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






11. Personal honesty and good character






12. To speak out against something in very strong terms






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






14. To attack or criticize forcefully






15. A person who is one's social equal






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






17. Exceptional badness as demonstrated by many serious evil deeds






18. To avoid getting upset about something






19. Disrespectfully; emphasizing the weakness of otherwise respected things






20. To decide that someone is guilty of a crime






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






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






23. A small group controlling a certain area of business






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






25. Strong because large amounts are in a certain space






26. To examine something by looking at its parts






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






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






29. To challenge






30. According to what people say






31. Powerful






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






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






34. Responsible for doing something bad






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






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






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






38. Opposite






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






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






41. To make something less effective than usual






42. To illegally bring things into a country






43. An investigation






44. To take something against its owner's will






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






46. A mistaken belief






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






48. Against






49. Place next to one another






50. To wear away and become smaller