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TOEFL Vocab: Global Words
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1. Based on or tracing descent through the male line
indigenous
patrilineal
papacy
ethnocentric
2. The body of doctrine - myth - belief - etc. - that guides an individual - social movement - institution - class - or large group.
positivism
matrilineal
heretic
ideology
3. Death rate
mortality
stratify
ethics
vigor
4. Right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son; seniority by birth
ecclesiastic
pastoral
subordinate
primogeniture
5. Very strict in matters of religious or moral conduct
puritanical
fuse
uniformity
concubine
6. Woven materials; cloth
textiles
nationalism
subsequent
patrilineal
7. Castrated males - originally in charge of protection of the ruler's concubines. Eventually had major roles in government - especially in China.
garrison
scorn
eunuchs
sovereignty
8. Having superior power and influence
paramount
piety
ecclesiastic
secular
9. Preach the gospel (to)
lineage
evangelize
abdicate
vigor
10. Relating to or associated with an empire
imperial
primogeniture
sedentary
ethnocentric
11. A fortified military post where troops are stationed
forestalling
garrison
decadent
inextricable
12. The official head of the Roman Catholic Church.
papacy
paramount
pastoral
mystic
13. Belief in government run by religious leaders
despot
theocracy
fuse
deity
14. To stop; delay - hinder
hinterland
eunuchs
patronage
forestalling
15. Philosophy
pluralism
venerate
positivism
primogeniture
16. A clergyman or other person in religious orders
ecclesiastic
mortality
suppressed
fealty
17. Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
sovereignty
morality
ideology
monopoly
18. The most powerful members of a society (some with hereditary titles)
abdicate
aristocracy
garrison
stratify
19. A belief - principle - or teaching
hinterland
hierarchy
doctrine
eunuchs
20. Devotion and reverence to God
indigenous
prophesized
piety
advent
21. A group - usually a small part of a larger group - united around some cause
primogeniture
manifestation
imperial
faction
22. To come together in a group or crowd - assemble
egalitarian
congregate
prophesized
inextricable
23. A person who believes in the equality of all people
egalitarian
doctrine
sect
fealty
24. The ceremony of installing a new monarch
investiture
theocracy
conscript
subordinate
25. A cruel and oppressive dictator - tyrant
ecclesiastic
despot
monasticism
eunuchs
26. Incapable of being solved or untangled
synthesis
positivism
inextricable
monasticism
27. Lower in rank or position - secondary; one who is in a lower position or under the orders of someone else;
subordinate
maritime
faction
uniformity
28. A remote and undeveloped area
adept
hinterland
despot
status
29. Arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)
maritime
adept
advent
eradicate
30. Divide society into social classes or castes; to arrange in layers
pluralism
hierarchy
stratify
eunuchs
31. To wipe out; to destroy
nationalism
conscript
patrilineal
eradicate
32. Open disrespect for a person or thing - look down on with disdain
harem
monopoly
concubine
scorn
33. Multiple ethnic or religious groups existing in the same area
medieval
matrilineal
pluralism
theocracy
34. Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
adept
pagan
nationalism
puritanical
35. Strength - energy
sovereignty
vigor
affiliation
decadent
36. Regard with feelings of respect and reverence
pluralism
venerate
inextricable
autonomy
37. Native to a certain area
indigenous
emulate
harem
inevitable
38. Centered on a specific ethnic group - usually one's own
adept
ethnocentric
ideology
vigor
39. Love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it
subordinate
nationalism
aristocracy
status
40. 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
monasticism
adherents
pastoral
investiture
41. Someone who is drafted into military service
venerate
paramount
eradicate
conscript
42. Outward demonstration; indication of the presence of something;
eradicate
manifestation
conscript
ethics
43. Independence; self-determination - political independence
adept
pastoral
autonomy
eunuchs
44. Related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle
paramount
adept
pastoral
puritanical
45. (n) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
faction
precedent
secular
patrilineal
46. Sameness; monotony; uniform - the same all over
imperial
monopoly
uniformity
sovereignty
47. Kept from public knowledge by various means; held back
status
suppressed
morality
textiles
48. To move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry
ideology
abdicate
hastened
synthesis
49. Predicted; foretold
heretic
affiliation
synthesis
prophesized
50. Relating to a social system in which family descent and inheritance rights are traced through the mother
morality
matrilineal
hinterland
pastoral