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TOEFL Vocab: Global Words
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1. A person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the those of the Roman Catholic Church
subordinate
heretic
secular
nationalism
2. Relating to or associated with an empire
imperial
patrilineal
pastoral
deity
3. Philosophy
theocracy
adept
positivism
vigor
4. A god or goddess
deity
aristocracy
congregate
venerate
5. Otherworldly; mysterious; enigmatic
mystic
sedentary
subsequent
patronage
6. A group - usually a small part of a larger group - united around some cause
eunuchs
mortality
faction
hastened
7. Arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)
faction
puritanical
advent
primogeniture
8. The business given to a commercial establishment by its customers
doctrine
patronage
synthesis
ethics
9. A remote and undeveloped area
theocracy
hierarchy
fealty
hinterland
10. Castrated males - originally in charge of protection of the ruler's concubines. Eventually had major roles in government - especially in China.
piety
congregate
indigenous
eunuchs
11. To come together in a group or crowd - assemble
puritanical
congregate
deity
status
12. Incapable of being avoided or prevented - bound to happen
inevitable
uniformity
sect
monopoly
13. Control of a product or service by one company
monopoly
monasticism
advent
positivism
14. Sameness; monotony; uniform - the same all over
patronage
fealty
uniformity
positivism
15. Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
eunuchs
piety
congregate
morality
16. Relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages
monasticism
medieval
hinterland
patrilineal
17. Decaying or decayed - especially in terms of morals - downfall
subsequent
decadent
faction
pastoral
18. Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant; mix together different elements
harem
ideology
fuse
pagan
19. The official head of the Roman Catholic Church.
papacy
pagan
decadent
adherents
20. A person who believes in the equality of all people
egalitarian
nationalism
paramount
fealty
21. Having superior power and influence
subsequent
paramount
heretic
sedentary
22. Any system of persons or things ranked one above another
forestalling
hierarchy
autonomy
egalitarian
23. A person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions.
pastoral
classical
pagan
despot
24. A fortified military post where troops are stationed
prophesized
suppressed
lineage
garrison
25. Someone who is drafted into military service
conscript
status
manifestation
prophesized
26. Independence; self-determination - political independence
subsequent
autonomy
heretic
hinterland
27. Incapable of being solved or untangled
advent
inextricable
patronage
sect
28. Natural - inborn
innate
investiture
fuse
advent
29. Royal authority; supreme power and authority
heretic
papacy
patrilineal
sovereignty
30. Native to a certain area
ethics
heretic
indigenous
piety
31. Mistress
pastoral
concubine
innate
patrilineal
32. Related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle
conscript
mystic
positivism
pastoral
33. Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
adept
positivism
synthesis
secular
34. Open disrespect for a person or thing - look down on with disdain
scorn
hastened
piety
emulate
35. To give up power
patrilineal
abdicate
monopoly
forestalling
36. Strength - energy
vigor
matrilineal
venerate
pagan
37. Kept from public knowledge by various means; held back
suppressed
innate
advent
abdicate
38. Believers - followers
adherents
garrison
patrilineal
uniformity
39. Faithfulness; allegiance; loyalty
egalitarian
patronage
advent
fealty
40. Relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen
morality
aristocracy
maritime
subordinate
41. Based on or tracing descent through the male line
hastened
patrilineal
innate
aristocracy
42. To stop; delay - hinder
fealty
forestalling
decadent
sedentary
43. Lower in rank or position - secondary; one who is in a lower position or under the orders of someone else;
subordinate
status
textiles
egalitarian
44. Belief in government run by religious leaders
textiles
scorn
theocracy
concubine
45. Outward demonstration; indication of the presence of something;
manifestation
forestalling
positivism
mortality
46. A cruel and oppressive dictator - tyrant
despot
emulate
faction
forestalling
47. To move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry
hastened
forestalling
indigenous
patrilineal
48. A subdivision of a larger religious group - A relatively small group that has broken away from an established denomination
theocracy
hierarchy
patrilineal
sect
49. Love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it
nationalism
ethics
piety
abdicate
50. Living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
monopoly
positivism
hastened
harem