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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. Highly educated






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






3. Make something smaller or weaker






4. The highest point






5. Traditional myths of a people transmitted orally






6. An area or object at the center






7. To change for the better






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






9. As part of a traditional ceremony or habit






10. Restricted in outlook; relating to the local parish






11. General environment or surroundings






12. Without being stated; unquestioningly






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






14. To consume and incorporate; to become similar






15. To fall down - usually because of weakness






16. Worldly rather than spiritual; not related to religion






17. Causing to judge prematurely and unfairly






18. To put members of a group into motion






19. A list - especially of names






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






21. To choose carefully among options






22. Loyalty






23. The courses of study offered by an educational institution






24. Say that something is not true






25. A pattern or model; a set of assumptions






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






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






28. Aggressively entering into someone else's territory






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






30. A visible trace that something once existed






31. In order according to time






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






33. The act of burning the dead






34. 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






35. A belief; a fanciful impulse






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






37. Leaning unfairly in one direction






38. To fight against






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






40. Coming back together peacefully after having been enemies






41. 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






42. To strengthen






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






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






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






46. To make something suitable for being in a home






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






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






49. The relationship of one number or amount to another






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