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TOEFL Vocab: Global Words

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
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1. Living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household






2. Mistress






3. Faithfulness; allegiance; loyalty






4. Love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it






5. To give up power






6. Native to a certain area






7. Woven materials; cloth






8. 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






9. Worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion






10. A person who believes in the equality of all people






11. The act of being formally connected or joined






12. The official head of the Roman Catholic Church.






13. Incapable of being solved or untangled






14. A remote and undeveloped area






15. Otherworldly; mysterious; enigmatic






16. A belief - principle - or teaching






17. Incapable of being avoided or prevented - bound to happen






18. To move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry






19. The body of doctrine - myth - belief - etc. - that guides an individual - social movement - institution - class - or large group.






20. Outward demonstration; indication of the presence of something;






21. Divide society into social classes or castes; to arrange in layers






22. A person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the those of the Roman Catholic Church






23. Direct descent from a particular ancestor






24. To come together in a group or crowd - assemble






25. Strength - energy






26. Of recognized authority or excellence; relating to ancient Greece or Rome






27. (n) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action






28. Open disrespect for a person or thing - look down on with disdain






29. Following in time or order - following - coming after or later






30. Philosophy






31. Multiple ethnic or religious groups existing in the same area






32. Sameness; monotony; uniform - the same all over






33. Based on or tracing descent through the male line






34. A group - usually a small part of a larger group - united around some cause






35. A subdivision of a larger religious group - A relatively small group that has broken away from an established denomination






36. The ceremony of installing a new monarch






37. Independence; self-determination - political independence






38. Relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen






39. Death rate






40. To wipe out; to destroy






41. Control of a product or service by one company






42. A clergyman or other person in religious orders






43. Relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages






44. The most powerful members of a society (some with hereditary titles)






45. Right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son; seniority by birth






46. Relating to a social system in which family descent and inheritance rights are traced through the mother






47. Decaying or decayed - especially in terms of morals - downfall






48. A person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions.






49. Centered on a specific ethnic group - usually one's own






50. Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field