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TOEFL Vocab: Global Words

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
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1. To come together in a group or crowd - assemble






2. Relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages






3. Royal authority; supreme power and authority






4. Death rate






5. Strive to equal or match - especially by imitating






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






7. Code of morality






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






9. Devotion and reverence to God






10. Very strict in matters of religious or moral conduct






11. Kept from public knowledge by various means; held back






12. Control of a product or service by one company






13. Direct descent from a particular ancestor






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






15. Native to a certain area






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






17. Predicted; foretold






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






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






20. Worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion






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






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






23. Incapable of being solved or untangled






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






25. Mistress






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






27. Natural - inborn






28. Faithfulness; allegiance; loyalty






29. Based on or tracing descent through the male line






30. A belief - principle - or teaching






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






32. Otherworldly; mysterious; enigmatic






33. The act of being formally connected or joined






34. The official head of the Roman Catholic Church.






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






36. Woven materials; cloth






37. Regard with feelings of respect and reverence






38. Independence; self-determination - political independence






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






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






41. Someone who is drafted into military service






42. A person's condition or position in the eyes of the law; relative rank or standing - especially in society ;prestige






43. Preach the gospel (to)






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






45. Living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household






46. The ceremony of installing a new monarch






47. Relating to or associated with an empire






48. A clergyman or other person in religious orders






49. A cruel and oppressive dictator - tyrant






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