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TOEFL Vocab: Global Words
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1. Relating to or associated with an empire
imperial
monopoly
deity
paramount
2. Very strict in matters of religious or moral conduct
puritanical
stratify
vigor
aristocracy
3. Having superior power and influence
forestalling
mortality
ecclesiastic
paramount
4. Outward demonstration; indication of the presence of something;
lineage
manifestation
sovereignty
inevitable
5. Divide society into social classes or castes; to arrange in layers
advent
stratify
autonomy
manifestation
6. To give up power
investiture
scorn
abdicate
patronage
7. A group - usually a small part of a larger group - united around some cause
faction
vigor
advent
deity
8. A cruel and oppressive dictator - tyrant
nationalism
garrison
maritime
despot
9. Lower in rank or position - secondary; one who is in a lower position or under the orders of someone else;
adept
subordinate
theocracy
subsequent
10. Centered on a specific ethnic group - usually one's own
ethnocentric
adept
investiture
harem
11. The official head of the Roman Catholic Church.
morality
papacy
subordinate
hinterland
12. Relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen
precedent
maritime
concubine
sect
13. The most powerful members of a society (some with hereditary titles)
aristocracy
venerate
paramount
faction
14. Native to a certain area
secular
inextricable
indigenous
fealty
15. A fortified military post where troops are stationed
imperial
paramount
venerate
garrison
16. A way of life in which men and women withdraw from the rest of the world in order to devote themselves to their faith; living life as a monk
heretic
status
monopoly
monasticism
17. Strive to equal or match - especially by imitating
positivism
egalitarian
emulate
nationalism
18. Royal authority; supreme power and authority
sovereignty
adept
suppressed
textiles
19. Someone who is drafted into military service
status
conscript
ecclesiastic
vigor
20. A clergyman or other person in religious orders
eunuchs
ecclesiastic
adherents
monopoly
21. A god or goddess
sedentary
decadent
deity
prophesized
22. Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant; mix together different elements
fuse
ecclesiastic
sect
garrison
23. Following in time or order - following - coming after or later
ecclesiastic
medieval
paramount
subsequent
24. Open disrespect for a person or thing - look down on with disdain
scorn
venerate
eunuchs
ecclesiastic
25. Kept from public knowledge by various means; held back
medieval
suppressed
hastened
despot
26. Any system of persons or things ranked one above another
patronage
eradicate
hierarchy
patrilineal
27. Natural - inborn
innate
mortality
scorn
subordinate
28. The body of doctrine - myth - belief - etc. - that guides an individual - social movement - institution - class - or large group.
doctrine
ideology
medieval
precedent
29. Related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle
sect
ethics
scorn
pastoral
30. A subdivision of a larger religious group - A relatively small group that has broken away from an established denomination
sect
emulate
stratify
congregate
31. Sameness; monotony; uniform - the same all over
scorn
sedentary
papacy
uniformity
32. To stop; delay - hinder
paramount
forestalling
conscript
despot
33. Decaying or decayed - especially in terms of morals - downfall
textiles
decadent
status
heretic
34. Largely inactive - accustomed to sitting
heretic
sedentary
patrilineal
monasticism
35. The act of being formally connected or joined
affiliation
eradicate
doctrine
garrison
36. Love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it
medieval
morality
nationalism
precedent
37. Devotion and reverence to God
hinterland
piety
aristocracy
eunuchs
38. Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
egalitarian
morality
advent
subsequent
39. Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
garrison
subordinate
adept
congregate
40. Death rate
mortality
sedentary
pluralism
garrison
41. The combination of parts to make a whole
decadent
synthesis
positivism
investiture
42. To move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry
hastened
egalitarian
lineage
aristocracy
43. Faithfulness; allegiance; loyalty
subordinate
scorn
faction
fealty
44. Mistress
precedent
concubine
synthesis
hastened
45. The business given to a commercial establishment by its customers
decadent
congregate
patronage
uniformity
46. Of recognized authority or excellence; relating to ancient Greece or Rome
pagan
classical
sect
vigor
47. A person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the those of the Roman Catholic Church
heretic
conscript
faction
fealty
48. Code of morality
concubine
investiture
ethics
advent
49. Relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages
manifestation
monasticism
medieval
ethnocentric
50. (n) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
precedent
egalitarian
forestalling
ethics