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TOEFL Vocab: Global Words

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Strength - energy






2. Largely inactive - accustomed to sitting






3. Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong






4. The official head of the Roman Catholic Church.






5. Belief in government run by religious leaders






6. Control of a product or service by one company






7. Believers - followers






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






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






10. Mistress






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






12. Preach the gospel (to)






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






14. A remote and undeveloped area






15. Faithfulness; allegiance; loyalty






16. Native to a certain area






17. Worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion






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






19. The combination of parts to make a whole






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






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






22. Very strict in matters of religious or moral conduct






23. Incapable of being solved or untangled






24. Otherworldly; mysterious; enigmatic






25. Love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it






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






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






28. Someone who is drafted into military service






29. Strive to equal or match - especially by imitating






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






31. Royal authority; supreme power and authority






32. Independence; self-determination - political independence






33. Based on or tracing descent through the male line






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






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






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






37. Code of morality






38. Having superior power and influence






39. Woven materials; cloth






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






41. 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






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






43. The ceremony of installing a new monarch






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






45. The act of being formally connected or joined






46. A god or goddess






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






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






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






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







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