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TOEFL Vocab: Global Words
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1. To stop; delay - hinder
forestalling
classical
decadent
sovereignty
2. The official head of the Roman Catholic Church.
papacy
precedent
despot
adherents
3. Death rate
congregate
mortality
advent
hastened
4. Philosophy
positivism
garrison
faction
advent
5. A clergyman or other person in religious orders
prophesized
ethnocentric
ecclesiastic
ethics
6. Mistress
decadent
sovereignty
concubine
papacy
7. A belief - principle - or teaching
manifestation
eradicate
venerate
doctrine
8. Outward demonstration; indication of the presence of something;
textiles
manifestation
nationalism
paramount
9. Arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)
advent
aristocracy
concubine
positivism
10. Belief in government run by religious leaders
sovereignty
theocracy
mystic
classical
11. Worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion
decadent
secular
innate
heretic
12. A person's condition or position in the eyes of the law; relative rank or standing - especially in society ;prestige
paramount
ecclesiastic
status
inevitable
13. Largely inactive - accustomed to sitting
eradicate
advent
sedentary
forestalling
14. Strive to equal or match - especially by imitating
doctrine
emulate
forestalling
maritime
15. A person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the those of the Roman Catholic Church
heretic
subsequent
venerate
lineage
16. Love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it
matrilineal
hastened
venerate
nationalism
17. Relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages
medieval
heretic
subsequent
manifestation
18. Independence; self-determination - political independence
forestalling
autonomy
doctrine
ethnocentric
19. To wipe out; to destroy
puritanical
egalitarian
imperial
eradicate
20. Woven materials; cloth
emulate
vigor
eunuchs
textiles
21. Native to a certain area
egalitarian
doctrine
indigenous
inevitable
22. Preach the gospel (to)
evangelize
despot
concubine
subsequent
23. A remote and undeveloped area
hinterland
indigenous
evangelize
primogeniture
24. Incapable of being solved or untangled
sect
inextricable
manifestation
piety
25. A fortified military post where troops are stationed
garrison
sedentary
status
harem
26. Natural - inborn
garrison
despot
innate
classical
27. Royal authority; supreme power and authority
piety
status
sovereignty
classical
28. Regard with feelings of respect and reverence
maritime
venerate
adept
hierarchy
29. Right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son; seniority by birth
concubine
inextricable
pluralism
primogeniture
30. To move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry
lineage
egalitarian
hastened
patronage
31. Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
deity
adept
paramount
emulate
32. Otherworldly; mysterious; enigmatic
mystic
secular
paramount
faction
33. Control of a product or service by one company
medieval
aristocracy
monasticism
monopoly
34. Multiple ethnic or religious groups existing in the same area
egalitarian
piety
manifestation
pluralism
35. Of recognized authority or excellence; relating to ancient Greece or Rome
classical
subordinate
congregate
sedentary
36. Centered on a specific ethnic group - usually one's own
innate
patrilineal
piety
ethnocentric
37. Very strict in matters of religious or moral conduct
puritanical
fuse
faction
secular
38. Following in time or order - following - coming after or later
subsequent
status
deity
adherents
39. The most powerful members of a society (some with hereditary titles)
aristocracy
deity
prophesized
abdicate
40. Believers - followers
puritanical
patrilineal
adherents
maritime
41. The business given to a commercial establishment by its customers
sovereignty
hinterland
patronage
primogeniture
42. (n) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
piety
evangelize
faction
precedent
43. To give up power
doctrine
inextricable
congregate
abdicate
44. Open disrespect for a person or thing - look down on with disdain
mortality
synthesis
scorn
innate
45. Divide society into social classes or castes; to arrange in layers
sedentary
stratify
adherents
hinterland
46. Decaying or decayed - especially in terms of morals - downfall
decadent
manifestation
patrilineal
despot
47. Based on or tracing descent through the male line
positivism
eradicate
sovereignty
patrilineal
48. A person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions.
investiture
deity
mortality
pagan
49. Castrated males - originally in charge of protection of the ruler's concubines. Eventually had major roles in government - especially in China.
forestalling
suppressed
eunuchs
papacy
50. Faithfulness; allegiance; loyalty
matrilineal
patronage
hinterland
fealty