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TOEFL Vocab: Global Words
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1. Relating to or associated with an empire
imperial
innate
hinterland
decadent
2. Lower in rank or position - secondary; one who is in a lower position or under the orders of someone else;
pluralism
patrilineal
nationalism
subordinate
3. Royal authority; supreme power and authority
sovereignty
venerate
maritime
autonomy
4. Decaying or decayed - especially in terms of morals - downfall
ethnocentric
conscript
decadent
adherents
5. A group - usually a small part of a larger group - united around some cause
ideology
pluralism
faction
hinterland
6. 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
adept
ecclesiastic
monasticism
venerate
7. Based on or tracing descent through the male line
theocracy
adept
sovereignty
patrilineal
8. Natural - inborn
eradicate
innate
synthesis
hastened
9. Independence; self-determination - political independence
papacy
precedent
autonomy
sedentary
10. To stop; delay - hinder
forestalling
lineage
mystic
advent
11. Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
adept
eradicate
piety
aristocracy
12. Any system of persons or things ranked one above another
pastoral
fealty
hierarchy
matrilineal
13. The business given to a commercial establishment by its customers
synthesis
patronage
garrison
monasticism
14. Relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages
fuse
inevitable
medieval
autonomy
15. A person's condition or position in the eyes of the law; relative rank or standing - especially in society ;prestige
inevitable
ideology
status
synthesis
16. Philosophy
innate
ethnocentric
paramount
positivism
17. Preach the gospel (to)
ethics
precedent
evangelize
venerate
18. To come together in a group or crowd - assemble
status
congregate
autonomy
indigenous
19. Following in time or order - following - coming after or later
subsequent
sedentary
egalitarian
ethics
20. Predicted; foretold
despot
uniformity
morality
prophesized
21. To wipe out; to destroy
eradicate
inextricable
manifestation
heretic
22. Castrated males - originally in charge of protection of the ruler's concubines. Eventually had major roles in government - especially in China.
inextricable
investiture
theocracy
eunuchs
23. The official head of the Roman Catholic Church.
mystic
papacy
advent
monasticism
24. Code of morality
ethics
egalitarian
heretic
venerate
25. Native to a certain area
indigenous
puritanical
medieval
venerate
26. Incapable of being avoided or prevented - bound to happen
inevitable
sect
theocracy
ideology
27. Strength - energy
despot
vigor
subordinate
forestalling
28. (n) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
precedent
theocracy
pagan
indigenous
29. Devotion and reverence to God
piety
monasticism
ideology
pagan
30. Open disrespect for a person or thing - look down on with disdain
status
innate
manifestation
scorn
31. Living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
harem
venerate
pluralism
stratify
32. A belief - principle - or teaching
prophesized
doctrine
innate
morality
33. To move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry
investiture
decadent
hinterland
hastened
34. The act of being formally connected or joined
affiliation
eunuchs
garrison
puritanical
35. Mistress
concubine
egalitarian
forestalling
status
36. Believers - followers
prophesized
affiliation
pagan
adherents
37. A person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions.
primogeniture
pagan
eradicate
scorn
38. A fortified military post where troops are stationed
hierarchy
garrison
concubine
eunuchs
39. Of recognized authority or excellence; relating to ancient Greece or Rome
hinterland
garrison
suppressed
classical
40. The most powerful members of a society (some with hereditary titles)
garrison
monasticism
indigenous
aristocracy
41. Divide society into social classes or castes; to arrange in layers
stratify
egalitarian
suppressed
abdicate
42. Outward demonstration; indication of the presence of something;
eradicate
manifestation
autonomy
innate
43. Otherworldly; mysterious; enigmatic
sovereignty
vigor
adept
mystic
44. Relating to a social system in which family descent and inheritance rights are traced through the mother
autonomy
matrilineal
aristocracy
garrison
45. To give up power
abdicate
lineage
matrilineal
decadent
46. Death rate
emulate
mortality
venerate
nationalism
47. Arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)
garrison
heretic
indigenous
advent
48. A god or goddess
decadent
theocracy
deity
harem
49. Sameness; monotony; uniform - the same all over
affiliation
monasticism
nationalism
uniformity
50. Incapable of being solved or untangled
classical
garrison
patronage
inextricable