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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 strengthen






2. The highest point






3. A takeover by force or continued effort






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






5. Loyalty






6. A ceremony meant to achieve a certain purpose






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






8. Harshly; extremely






9. Say that something is not true






10. To consume and incorporate; to become similar






11. To change for the better






12. The courses of study offered by an educational institution






13. A visible trace that something once existed






14. Worldly rather than spiritual; not related to religion






15. A list - especially of names






16. To choose carefully among options






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






18. Clearly






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






20. Coming back together peacefully after having been enemies






21. Leaning unfairly in one direction






22. A belief; a fanciful impulse






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






24. Restricted in outlook; relating to the local parish






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






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






27. Make something smaller or weaker






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






29. 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






30. As part of a traditional ceremony or habit






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






32. Without being stated; unquestioningly






33. Traditional myths of a people transmitted orally






34. The act of burning the dead






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






36. Highly educated






37. 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






38. Aggressively entering into someone else's territory






39. The relationship of one number or amount to another






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






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






42. To put members of a group into motion






43. In order according to time






44. In the middle of the hardest fighting or work






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






46. An area or object at the center






47. A pattern or model; a set of assumptions






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






49. Strongest or most common






50. To fight against