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TOEFL Vocab: Society

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. To fight against






2. Happen or exist at the same time






3. Highly educated






4. A takeover by force or continued effort






5. Truly doing a job - even if not officially






6. The relationship of one number or amount to another






7. To strengthen






8. To fall down - usually because of weakness






9. The act of burning the dead






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






11. To choose carefully among options






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






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






14. Stop






15. Traditional myths of a people transmitted orally






16. Without being stated; unquestioningly






17. To consume and incorporate; to become similar






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






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. A ceremony meant to achieve a certain purpose






21. Coming back together peacefully after having been enemies






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






23. A pattern or model; a set of assumptions






24. Make something smaller or weaker






25. Strongest or most common






26. Clearly






27. Say that something is not true






28. In the middle of the hardest fighting or work






29. General environment or surroundings






30. To change for the better






31. A belief; a fanciful impulse






32. A list - especially of names






33. 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






34. Harshly; extremely






35. An area or object at the center






36. A long story about important events long ago






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






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






39. Loyalty






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






41. Worldly rather than spiritual; not related to religion






42. To put members of a group into motion






43. As part of a traditional ceremony or habit






44. Leaning unfairly in one direction






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






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






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






48. The highest point






49. Causing to judge prematurely and unfairly






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