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TOEFL Vocab: Global Words
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1. Multiple ethnic or religious groups existing in the same area
innate
positivism
deity
pluralism
2. Any system of persons or things ranked one above another
hierarchy
mystic
ethnocentric
conscript
3. Incapable of being solved or untangled
sect
ecclesiastic
puritanical
inextricable
4. A person who believes in the equality of all people
subsequent
pastoral
concubine
egalitarian
5. Based on or tracing descent through the male line
medieval
secular
classical
patrilineal
6. Decaying or decayed - especially in terms of morals - downfall
medieval
decadent
despot
theocracy
7. Royal authority; supreme power and authority
imperial
sovereignty
scorn
innate
8. Regard with feelings of respect and reverence
hierarchy
venerate
egalitarian
matrilineal
9. Living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
adept
harem
precedent
eradicate
10. Preach the gospel (to)
evangelize
secular
precedent
eradicate
11. To stop; delay - hinder
forestalling
hinterland
despot
hierarchy
12. A person's condition or position in the eyes of the law; relative rank or standing - especially in society ;prestige
indigenous
despot
status
manifestation
13. Relating to or associated with an empire
imperial
monopoly
indigenous
congregate
14. The body of doctrine - myth - belief - etc. - that guides an individual - social movement - institution - class - or large group.
manifestation
ideology
hastened
textiles
15. Strive to equal or match - especially by imitating
adherents
subsequent
mortality
emulate
16. Otherworldly; mysterious; enigmatic
aristocracy
mystic
hastened
adherents
17. Control of a product or service by one company
garrison
emulate
monopoly
ideology
18. Worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion
egalitarian
status
secular
ethics
19. Mistress
primogeniture
concubine
textiles
ethnocentric
20. Woven materials; cloth
uniformity
hastened
textiles
mortality
21. Relating to a social system in which family descent and inheritance rights are traced through the mother
adherents
medieval
matrilineal
synthesis
22. Believers - followers
adherents
inextricable
despot
pastoral
23. The act of being formally connected or joined
garrison
ethnocentric
piety
affiliation
24. Native to a certain area
imperial
secular
indigenous
hierarchy
25. Sameness; monotony; uniform - the same all over
affiliation
pastoral
uniformity
pagan
26. Philosophy
pastoral
decadent
sedentary
positivism
27. (n) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
ethics
concubine
vigor
precedent
28. Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
conscript
maritime
stratify
adept
29. Arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)
faction
piety
advent
paramount
30. A subdivision of a larger religious group - A relatively small group that has broken away from an established denomination
primogeniture
hierarchy
eunuchs
sect
31. Relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen
ideology
inevitable
maritime
positivism
32. Right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son; seniority by birth
deity
pastoral
morality
primogeniture
33. The combination of parts to make a whole
positivism
maritime
synthesis
ethnocentric
34. A person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions.
inextricable
pagan
autonomy
affiliation
35. Code of morality
ethics
lineage
status
scorn
36. A group - usually a small part of a larger group - united around some cause
abdicate
scorn
autonomy
faction
37. Divide society into social classes or castes; to arrange in layers
stratify
monasticism
pluralism
conscript
38. Very strict in matters of religious or moral conduct
abdicate
status
puritanical
sovereignty
39. Strength - energy
decadent
vigor
innate
hastened
40. Death rate
paramount
mortality
classical
hastened
41. The ceremony of installing a new monarch
investiture
sect
maritime
harem
42. Someone who is drafted into military service
conscript
garrison
eunuchs
morality
43. Centered on a specific ethnic group - usually one's own
hastened
ethnocentric
fealty
puritanical
44. Related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle
concubine
pastoral
hinterland
classical
45. Open disrespect for a person or thing - look down on with disdain
conscript
mystic
forestalling
scorn
46. Following in time or order - following - coming after or later
despot
primogeniture
subsequent
sovereignty
47. A fortified military post where troops are stationed
inextricable
ideology
garrison
pluralism
48. To wipe out; to destroy
maritime
ideology
eradicate
sect
49. Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant; mix together different elements
conscript
fuse
paramount
stratify
50. To move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry
inevitable
egalitarian
advent
hastened