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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. A long story about important events long ago






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






3. 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






4. As part of a traditional ceremony or habit






5. Highly educated






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






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






8. To strengthen






9. Make something smaller or weaker






10. A pattern or model; a set of assumptions






11. A ceremony meant to achieve a certain purpose






12. Loyalty






13. The highest point






14. Restricted in outlook; relating to the local parish






15. Say that something is not true






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






17. Strongest or most common






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






19. Causing to judge prematurely and unfairly






20. A belief; a fanciful impulse






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






22. An area or object at the center






23. Without being stated; unquestioningly






24. Aggressively entering into someone else's territory






25. Harshly; extremely






26. Coming back together peacefully after having been enemies






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






28. Traditional myths of a people transmitted orally






29. Happen or exist at the same time






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






31. Leaning unfairly in one direction






32. A takeover by force or continued effort






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






34. A list - especially of names






35. Worldly rather than spiritual; not related to religion






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






37. To fall down - usually because of weakness






38. General environment or surroundings






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






40. Truly doing a job - even if not officially






41. In the middle of the hardest fighting or work






42. To make something suitable for being in a home






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






44. The act of burning the dead






45. Clearly






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






47. The relationship of one number or amount to another






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






49. To fight against






50. A visible trace that something once existed