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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. Truly doing a job - even if not officially






2. Leaning unfairly in one direction






3. Happen or exist at the same time






4. Harshly; extremely






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






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






7. To change for the better






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






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






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






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






12. A visible trace that something once existed






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






14. Say that something is not true






15. Without being stated; unquestioningly






16. A ceremony meant to achieve a certain purpose






17. Make something smaller or weaker






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






19. A belief; a fanciful impulse






20. A pattern or model; a set of assumptions






21. Stop






22. In the middle of the hardest fighting or work






23. To fall down - usually because of weakness






24. A list - especially of names






25. To put members of a group into motion






26. As part of a traditional ceremony or habit






27. 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






28. To fight against






29. The relationship of one number or amount to another






30. Coming back together peacefully after having been enemies






31. Traditional myths of a people transmitted orally






32. The courses of study offered by an educational institution






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






34. Aggressively entering into someone else's territory






35. To choose carefully among options






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






37. In order according to time






38. To consume and incorporate; to become similar






39. Worldly rather than spiritual; not related to religion






40. Loyalty






41. Causing to judge prematurely and unfairly






42. 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






43. Strongest or most common






44. The act of burning the dead






45. The highest point






46. Restricted in outlook; relating to the local parish






47. To make something suitable for being in a home






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






49. To strengthen






50. A takeover by force or continued effort