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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. To speak out against something in very strong terms






3. Strongly and with a lot of bad feelings






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






5. To make big improvements






6. A judgment in a court case






7. To capture






8. Personal honesty and good character






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






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






11. To keep something from reaching a certain place






12. To attack or criticize forcefully






13. On purpose - not by accident






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






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






16. Reveal; expose something that is hidden






17. To see something - especially a crime - happen






18. A conclusion drawn from evidence






19. To challenge






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






21. Exceptional badness as demonstrated by many serious evil deeds






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Based on unbiasted standards - not on personal opinion






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






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






31. Kidnapping






32. Disrespectfully; emphasizing the weakness of otherwise respected things






33. To wear away and become smaller






34. Against






35. A small group controlling a certain area of business






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






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






38. Responsible for doing something bad






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






40. To avoid getting upset about something






41. An investigation






42. To bring into public office; to start formally






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






44. To make something less effective than usual






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






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






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






48. Place next to one another






49. A process in which people choose officials






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