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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. To choose carefully among options






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






3. Highly educated






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






5. 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






6. To find an original way to make an object or a plan






7. Strongest or most common






8. To fall down - usually because of weakness






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






10. In the middle of the hardest fighting or work






11. A list - especially of names






12. Happen or exist at the same time






13. A takeover by force or continued effort






14. Stop






15. The act of burning the dead






16. The relationship of one number or amount to another






17. An area or object at the center






18. In order according to time






19. A pattern or model; a set of assumptions






20. To change for the better






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






22. Truly doing a job - even if not officially






23. Make something smaller or weaker






24. To put members of a group into motion






25. Restricted in outlook; relating to the local parish






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






27. The highest point






28. Say that something is not true






29. Strictness; difficult situations that come from following rules strictly






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






31. To strengthen






32. Causing to judge prematurely and unfairly






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






34. To make something suitable for being in a home






35. Clearly






36. General environment or surroundings






37. Without being stated; unquestioningly






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






39. The courses of study offered by an educational institution






40. To fight against






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






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






43. A belief; a fanciful impulse






44. Aggressively entering into someone else's territory






45. A ceremony meant to achieve a certain purpose






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






47. Frightening and overcontrolled by a government that interferes in nearly every aspect of personal life






48. To consume and incorporate; to become similar






49. Coming back together peacefully after having been enemies






50. A visible trace that something once existed