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TOEFL Vocab: Government And Justice

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Powerful






2. To challenge






3. To illegally bring things into a country






4. To avoid getting upset about something






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






6. Personal honesty and good character






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






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






9. Disrespectfully; emphasizing the weakness of otherwise respected things






10. According to what people say






11. To speak out against something in very strong terms






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






13. On purpose - not by accident






14. To examine something by looking at its parts






15. Exceptional badness as demonstrated by many serious evil deeds






16. A mistaken belief






17. Kidnapping






18. To speak out in favor of something






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






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






21. To wear away and become smaller






22. To bring into public office; to start formally






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






24. Opposite






25. A process in which people choose officials






26. A conclusion drawn from evidence






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






28. To make something less effective than usual






29. A small group controlling a certain area of business






30. Place next to one another






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






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






33. Based on unbiasted standards - not on personal opinion






34. To see something - especially a crime - happen






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






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






37. Against






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






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






40. Strong because large amounts are in a certain space






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






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






43. To capture






44. To decide that someone is guilty of a crime






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






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






47. To take something against its owner's will






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






49. Reveal; expose something that is hidden






50. Left behind after most of a thing has gone