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TOEFL Vocab: Global Words

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
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1. Native to a certain area






2. To stop; delay - hinder






3. The ceremony of installing a new monarch






4. A clergyman or other person in religious orders






5. A belief - principle - or teaching






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






7. Believers - followers






8. A cruel and oppressive dictator - tyrant






9. Direct descent from a particular ancestor






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






11. Regard with feelings of respect and reverence






12. Otherworldly; mysterious; enigmatic






13. Based on or tracing descent through the male line






14. Worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion






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






16. A god or goddess






17. Preach the gospel (to)






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






19. To wipe out; to destroy






20. The act of being formally connected or joined






21. Belief in government run by religious leaders






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






23. Relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages






24. Strength - energy






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






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






27. To give up power






28. Woven materials; cloth






29. Natural - inborn






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






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






32. Royal authority; supreme power and authority






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






34. Largely inactive - accustomed to sitting






35. Death rate






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






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






38. Love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it






39. Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong






40. Philosophy






41. To come together in a group or crowd - assemble






42. The combination of parts to make a whole






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






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






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






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






47. Independence; self-determination - political independence






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






49. Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant; mix together different elements






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