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TOEFL Vocab: Society

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. To put into a many-leveled order - depending on importance or achievement






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






3. Stop






4. Restricted in outlook; relating to the local parish






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






6. In the middle of the hardest fighting or work






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






8. Loyalty






9. Traditional myths of a people transmitted orally






10. 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






11. General environment or surroundings






12. Highly educated






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






14. A ceremony meant to achieve a certain purpose






15. Make something smaller or weaker






16. To choose carefully among options






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






18. A takeover by force or continued effort






19. In order according to time






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






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






22. 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






23. A visible trace that something once existed






24. To consume and incorporate; to become similar






25. Truly doing a job - even if not officially






26. Clearly






27. A belief; a fanciful impulse






28. A long story about important events long ago






29. To fall down - usually because of weakness






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






31. A pattern or model; a set of assumptions






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






33. To change for the better






34. Strongest or most common






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






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






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






38. To put members of a group into motion






39. Causing to judge prematurely and unfairly






40. As part of a traditional ceremony or habit






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






42. Worldly rather than spiritual; not related to religion






43. The courses of study offered by an educational institution






44. The highest point






45. Aggressively entering into someone else's territory






46. Happen or exist at the same time






47. Without being stated; unquestioningly






48. Leaning unfairly in one direction






49. Say that something is not true






50. Harshly; extremely