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TOEFL Vocab: Global Words
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1. Castrated males - originally in charge of protection of the ruler's concubines. Eventually had major roles in government - especially in China.
ethics
mystic
subsequent
eunuchs
2. The combination of parts to make a whole
papacy
stratify
synthesis
adherents
3. Arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)
hierarchy
subordinate
pluralism
advent
4. Sameness; monotony; uniform - the same all over
patronage
uniformity
congregate
sedentary
5. Mistress
concubine
mortality
advent
fealty
6. A subdivision of a larger religious group - A relatively small group that has broken away from an established denomination
status
fealty
sect
indigenous
7. A person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the those of the Roman Catholic Church
ideology
heretic
synthesis
hastened
8. Any system of persons or things ranked one above another
congregate
medieval
hierarchy
nationalism
9. A group - usually a small part of a larger group - united around some cause
puritanical
abdicate
maritime
faction
10. Right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son; seniority by birth
decadent
patronage
primogeniture
faction
11. Multiple ethnic or religious groups existing in the same area
subsequent
pluralism
aristocracy
pagan
12. A clergyman or other person in religious orders
scorn
puritanical
ecclesiastic
status
13. A person's condition or position in the eyes of the law; relative rank or standing - especially in society ;prestige
congregate
emulate
status
mystic
14. Kept from public knowledge by various means; held back
suppressed
manifestation
concubine
despot
15. Belief in government run by religious leaders
pluralism
emulate
ideology
theocracy
16. Strength - energy
manifestation
subordinate
vigor
forestalling
17. Devotion and reverence to God
pluralism
manifestation
sedentary
piety
18. A person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions.
inevitable
advent
lineage
pagan
19. The ceremony of installing a new monarch
investiture
heretic
ecclesiastic
hierarchy
20. Incapable of being avoided or prevented - bound to happen
indigenous
monasticism
inevitable
patrilineal
21. The body of doctrine - myth - belief - etc. - that guides an individual - social movement - institution - class - or large group.
advent
mortality
deity
ideology
22. A god or goddess
medieval
deity
advent
textiles
23. The most powerful members of a society (some with hereditary titles)
ideology
forestalling
garrison
aristocracy
24. Native to a certain area
heretic
fuse
eradicate
indigenous
25. The official head of the Roman Catholic Church.
primogeniture
scorn
abdicate
papacy
26. To give up power
heretic
investiture
conscript
abdicate
27. A remote and undeveloped area
hinterland
venerate
sedentary
puritanical
28. Relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages
medieval
affiliation
deity
stratify
29. A belief - principle - or teaching
medieval
doctrine
aristocracy
inevitable
30. Relating to or associated with an empire
emulate
imperial
pagan
concubine
31. Independence; self-determination - political independence
autonomy
ideology
primogeniture
evangelize
32. Incapable of being solved or untangled
faction
positivism
monopoly
inextricable
33. Based on or tracing descent through the male line
indigenous
paramount
patrilineal
innate
34. A fortified military post where troops are stationed
advent
eunuchs
hastened
garrison
35. Strive to equal or match - especially by imitating
monopoly
emulate
textiles
inextricable
36. Open disrespect for a person or thing - look down on with disdain
egalitarian
nationalism
pastoral
scorn
37. Outward demonstration; indication of the presence of something;
pluralism
hinterland
indigenous
manifestation
38. Largely inactive - accustomed to sitting
abdicate
investiture
sedentary
papacy
39. Otherworldly; mysterious; enigmatic
mystic
sect
adherents
innate
40. Natural - inborn
affiliation
innate
sovereignty
harem
41. Following in time or order - following - coming after or later
ethics
forestalling
theocracy
subsequent
42. Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
eunuchs
deity
hinterland
morality
43. Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant; mix together different elements
fuse
fealty
paramount
matrilineal
44. Decaying or decayed - especially in terms of morals - downfall
decadent
advent
imperial
hastened
45. A person who believes in the equality of all people
synthesis
egalitarian
scorn
eunuchs
46. Preach the gospel (to)
evangelize
harem
abdicate
egalitarian
47. Related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle
mystic
ethnocentric
manifestation
pastoral
48. Relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen
aristocracy
fealty
maritime
subsequent
49. To wipe out; to destroy
autonomy
textiles
congregate
eradicate
50. Living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
abdicate
subsequent
ethics
harem