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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 make something (usually land) part of another unit






2. To choose carefully among options






3. A list - especially of names






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






5. The relationship of one number or amount to another






6. Strongest or most common






7. To make something suitable for being in a home






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






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






10. Highly educated






11. In the middle of the hardest fighting or work






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






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






14. Leaning unfairly in one direction






15. Without being stated; unquestioningly






16. To consume and incorporate; to become similar






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






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






19. 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






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






21. General environment or surroundings






22. A belief; a fanciful impulse






23. Traditional myths of a people transmitted orally






24. To strengthen






25. As part of a traditional ceremony or habit






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






27. An area or object at the center






28. A visible trace that something once existed






29. Aggressively entering into someone else's territory






30. A ceremony meant to achieve a certain purpose






31. Causing to judge prematurely and unfairly






32. A pattern or model; a set of assumptions






33. To change for the better






34. Clearly






35. A long story about important events long ago






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






37. Make something smaller or weaker






38. The highest point






39. Stop






40. To fight against






41. Truly doing a job - even if not officially






42. Worldly rather than spiritual; not related to religion






43. To fall down - usually because of weakness






44. Loyalty






45. An action that breaks a law or agreement; mistreatment of something that deserves respect






46. The courses of study offered by an educational institution






47. The act of burning the dead






48. Happen or exist at the same time






49. A takeover by force or continued effort






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