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TOEFL Vocab: Global Words

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The business given to a commercial establishment by its customers






2. Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong






3. Regard with feelings of respect and reverence






4. The most powerful members of a society (some with hereditary titles)






5. Woven materials; cloth






6. A person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions.






7. Kept from public knowledge by various means; held back






8. Multiple ethnic or religious groups existing in the same area






9. Divide society into social classes or castes; to arrange in layers






10. Centered on a specific ethnic group - usually one's own






11. The combination of parts to make a whole






12. Having superior power and influence






13. Relating to or associated with an empire






14. A person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the those of the Roman Catholic Church






15. Control of a product or service by one company






16. Mistress






17. A subdivision of a larger religious group - A relatively small group that has broken away from an established denomination






18. Very strict in matters of religious or moral conduct






19. Of recognized authority or excellence; relating to ancient Greece or Rome






20. The official head of the Roman Catholic Church.






21. Royal authority; supreme power and authority






22. To wipe out; to destroy






23. A remote and undeveloped area






24. Faithfulness; allegiance; loyalty






25. Philosophy






26. Outward demonstration; indication of the presence of something;






27. Arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)






28. Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field






29. Direct descent from a particular ancestor






30. Code of morality






31. Devotion and reverence to God






32. A belief - principle - or teaching






33. Strive to equal or match - especially by imitating






34. Strength - energy






35. Largely inactive - accustomed to sitting






36. A clergyman or other person in religious orders






37. Lower in rank or position - secondary; one who is in a lower position or under the orders of someone else;






38. The ceremony of installing a new monarch






39. Death rate






40. Related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle






41. Decaying or decayed - especially in terms of morals - downfall






42. Relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen






43. Relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages






44. Independence; self-determination - political independence






45. Right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son; seniority by birth






46. The act of being formally connected or joined






47. The body of doctrine - myth - belief - etc. - that guides an individual - social movement - institution - class - or large group.






48. Otherworldly; mysterious; enigmatic






49. Relating to a social system in which family descent and inheritance rights are traced through the mother






50. Someone who is drafted into military service