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TOEFL Vocab: Global Words
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1. A subdivision of a larger religious group - A relatively small group that has broken away from an established denomination
sect
uniformity
medieval
adept
2. Based on or tracing descent through the male line
inextricable
patrilineal
piety
lineage
3. To give up power
abdicate
sovereignty
hierarchy
stratify
4. Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
congregate
synthesis
inextricable
adept
5. Kept from public knowledge by various means; held back
conscript
suppressed
uniformity
precedent
6. A clergyman or other person in religious orders
deity
ecclesiastic
monopoly
congregate
7. Lower in rank or position - secondary; one who is in a lower position or under the orders of someone else;
manifestation
synthesis
lineage
subordinate
8. The business given to a commercial establishment by its customers
manifestation
morality
pagan
patronage
9. The official head of the Roman Catholic Church.
doctrine
papacy
advent
status
10. Natural - inborn
hastened
monasticism
imperial
innate
11. Following in time or order - following - coming after or later
subsequent
adept
matrilineal
nationalism
12. The most powerful members of a society (some with hereditary titles)
abdicate
aristocracy
synthesis
indigenous
13. Worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion
primogeniture
secular
deity
aristocracy
14. Of recognized authority or excellence; relating to ancient Greece or Rome
innate
mystic
ecclesiastic
classical
15. The act of being formally connected or joined
affiliation
aristocracy
eradicate
adept
16. Preach the gospel (to)
primogeniture
concubine
evangelize
vigor
17. Philosophy
piety
harem
positivism
secular
18. Mistress
concubine
harem
synthesis
egalitarian
19. To wipe out; to destroy
eradicate
secular
morality
maritime
20. Otherworldly; mysterious; enigmatic
pastoral
fuse
mystic
pagan
21. Outward demonstration; indication of the presence of something;
eunuchs
pagan
manifestation
positivism
22. Decaying or decayed - especially in terms of morals - downfall
indigenous
vigor
classical
decadent
23. Regard with feelings of respect and reverence
fuse
nationalism
forestalling
venerate
24. Right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son; seniority by birth
pastoral
status
primogeniture
ethnocentric
25. A person's condition or position in the eyes of the law; relative rank or standing - especially in society ;prestige
ethics
conscript
patrilineal
status
26. A person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions.
forestalling
pagan
lineage
papacy
27. Death rate
adept
mortality
doctrine
hierarchy
28. Relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen
indigenous
innate
subsequent
maritime
29. Predicted; foretold
lineage
stratify
prophesized
hastened
30. The combination of parts to make a whole
synthesis
imperial
uniformity
patronage
31. Any system of persons or things ranked one above another
hierarchy
sedentary
classical
mystic
32. Woven materials; cloth
fealty
mortality
textiles
patrilineal
33. A way of life in which men and women withdraw from the rest of the world in order to devote themselves to their faith; living life as a monk
hastened
lineage
monasticism
inextricable
34. Faithfulness; allegiance; loyalty
fealty
decadent
ecclesiastic
manifestation
35. Strength - energy
egalitarian
sect
vigor
innate
36. To come together in a group or crowd - assemble
congregate
nationalism
egalitarian
hastened
37. Relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages
status
positivism
hierarchy
medieval
38. Devotion and reverence to God
prophesized
piety
manifestation
fealty
39. Castrated males - originally in charge of protection of the ruler's concubines. Eventually had major roles in government - especially in China.
nationalism
aristocracy
theocracy
eunuchs
40. Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
morality
suppressed
mystic
emulate
41. Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant; mix together different elements
eunuchs
fuse
patrilineal
hinterland
42. To move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry
textiles
eradicate
harem
hastened
43. The body of doctrine - myth - belief - etc. - that guides an individual - social movement - institution - class - or large group.
autonomy
ideology
positivism
concubine
44. A remote and undeveloped area
inextricable
hinterland
nationalism
ideology
45. To stop; delay - hinder
morality
paramount
forestalling
innate
46. Royal authority; supreme power and authority
sect
adherents
autonomy
sovereignty
47. The ceremony of installing a new monarch
faction
patronage
investiture
sovereignty
48. Direct descent from a particular ancestor
lineage
patronage
ethics
inevitable
49. A belief - principle - or teaching
doctrine
pagan
ethnocentric
positivism
50. Centered on a specific ethnic group - usually one's own
sedentary
conscript
ethnocentric
forestalling