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TOEFL Vocab: Society

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Frightening and overcontrolled by a government that interferes in nearly every aspect of personal life






2. The act of burning the dead






3. In order according to time






4. A system of levels that places people high or low according to their importance






5. To change for the better






6. The highest point






7. Without being stated; unquestioningly






8. Something that is carried; a source of stress or worry






9. To fall down - usually because of weakness






10. Large guns that shoot powerful shells; army units that handle such guns






11. Coming back together peacefully after having been enemies






12. A pattern or model; a set of assumptions






13. Make something smaller or weaker






14. Stop






15. Related to long-term plans for achieving a goal






16. To act in opposition to; to offer in response






17. A belief; a fanciful impulse






18. To consume and incorporate; to become similar






19. Something left from a long-ago culture - time period - or person






20. To make something suitable for being in a home






21. An area or object at the center






22. Highly educated






23. To become preserved in clay or stone or ash after death - so that a natural record is left of the original organism; to become rigid and stuck in old ways






24. Clearly






25. To fight against






26. To put members of a group into motion






27. To keep down by force; to weigh heavily on






28. To refuse to give in to a strong force or desire






29. Traditional myths of a people transmitted orally






30. The relationship of one number or amount to another






31. Aggressively entering into someone else's territory






32. To cause to stop for a period; to hang as to allow free movement






33. A visible trace that something once existed






34. Loyalty






35. Happen or exist at the same time






36. A ceremony meant to achieve a certain purpose






37. General environment or surroundings






38. A result - often one much later in time than the cause






39. To strengthen






40. A list - especially of names






41. A system of imaginary lines running from north to south along the Earth's surface - where each line is numbered from 0 to 180o west or east






42. To choose carefully among options






43. Truly doing a job - even if not officially






44. Worldly rather than spiritual; not related to religion






45. A takeover by force or continued effort






46. To put into a many-leveled order - depending on importance or achievement






47. In the middle of the hardest fighting or work






48. To make something (usually land) part of another unit






49. Strongest or most common






50. The courses of study offered by an educational institution