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TOEFL Vocab: Global Words

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
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1. Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field






2. Royal authority; supreme power and authority






3. Philosophy






4. Lower in rank or position - secondary; one who is in a lower position or under the orders of someone else;






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






6. Regard with feelings of respect and reverence






7. A clergyman or other person in religious orders






8. A cruel and oppressive dictator - tyrant






9. Faithfulness; allegiance; loyalty






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






11. A fortified military post where troops are stationed






12. Predicted; foretold






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






14. Direct descent from a particular ancestor






15. Independence; self-determination - political independence






16. Castrated males - originally in charge of protection of the ruler's concubines. Eventually had major roles in government - especially in China.






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






18. Woven materials; cloth






19. The act of being formally connected or joined






20. Strength - energy






21. Arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)






22. The ceremony of installing a new monarch






23. Incapable of being solved or untangled






24. Devotion and reverence to God






25. Any system of persons or things ranked one above another






26. Related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle






27. Preach the gospel (to)






28. Control of a product or service by one company






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






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






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






32. Native to a certain area






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






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






35. To stop; delay - hinder






36. Largely inactive - accustomed to sitting






37. The combination of parts to make a whole






38. Otherworldly; mysterious; enigmatic






39. Based on or tracing descent through the male line






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






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






42. Love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it






43. Strive to equal or match - especially by imitating






44. The official head of the Roman Catholic Church.






45. To give up power






46. The business given to a commercial establishment by its customers






47. To wipe out; to destroy






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






49. 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






50. Belief in government run by religious leaders