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TOEFL Vocab: Global Words
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1. A fortified military post where troops are stationed
theocracy
prophesized
hierarchy
garrison
2. Natural - inborn
patrilineal
ecclesiastic
autonomy
innate
3. Mistress
concubine
ethnocentric
autonomy
monopoly
4. Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
precedent
innate
morality
doctrine
5. Regard with feelings of respect and reverence
venerate
textiles
primogeniture
mortality
6. Outward demonstration; indication of the presence of something;
status
imperial
manifestation
harem
7. To move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry
uniformity
monopoly
hastened
suppressed
8. Right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son; seniority by birth
precedent
primogeniture
imperial
monasticism
9. Any system of persons or things ranked one above another
aristocracy
sect
hierarchy
suppressed
10. Open disrespect for a person or thing - look down on with disdain
innate
hierarchy
scorn
egalitarian
11. Faithfulness; allegiance; loyalty
fealty
garrison
investiture
mortality
12. Belief in government run by religious leaders
theocracy
monasticism
matrilineal
textiles
13. Philosophy
ideology
affiliation
positivism
sedentary
14. A remote and undeveloped area
stratify
hinterland
affiliation
papacy
15. Largely inactive - accustomed to sitting
doctrine
sedentary
ideology
subsequent
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
monasticism
emulate
concubine
decadent
17. Relating to or associated with an empire
imperial
morality
hierarchy
aristocracy
18. A cruel and oppressive dictator - tyrant
subordinate
despot
monopoly
paramount
19. Death rate
mortality
investiture
eradicate
deity
20. To stop; delay - hinder
forestalling
inevitable
paramount
doctrine
21. Having superior power and influence
deity
monopoly
despot
paramount
22. Multiple ethnic or religious groups existing in the same area
emulate
papacy
mortality
pluralism
23. Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
inextricable
adept
aristocracy
positivism
24. Very strict in matters of religious or moral conduct
egalitarian
puritanical
imperial
harem
25. The combination of parts to make a whole
despot
patronage
ethnocentric
synthesis
26. Relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages
paramount
theocracy
medieval
prophesized
27. Kept from public knowledge by various means; held back
suppressed
secular
subsequent
positivism
28. The body of doctrine - myth - belief - etc. - that guides an individual - social movement - institution - class - or large group.
egalitarian
faction
ideology
eradicate
29. A god or goddess
precedent
despot
faction
deity
30. Castrated males - originally in charge of protection of the ruler's concubines. Eventually had major roles in government - especially in China.
eunuchs
congregate
monopoly
vigor
31. The official head of the Roman Catholic Church.
inevitable
papacy
sect
eradicate
32. Woven materials; cloth
textiles
innate
stratify
sovereignty
33. To wipe out; to destroy
eradicate
papacy
venerate
hastened
34. Relating to a social system in which family descent and inheritance rights are traced through the mother
patrilineal
ideology
subsequent
matrilineal
35. A person's condition or position in the eyes of the law; relative rank or standing - especially in society ;prestige
doctrine
patronage
ethics
status
36. Divide society into social classes or castes; to arrange in layers
concubine
papacy
egalitarian
stratify
37. Related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle
theocracy
adherents
pastoral
decadent
38. Independence; self-determination - political independence
hastened
abdicate
autonomy
scorn
39. A person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the those of the Roman Catholic Church
morality
heretic
eunuchs
ideology
40. Believers - followers
adherents
egalitarian
faction
venerate
41. Sameness; monotony; uniform - the same all over
hierarchy
uniformity
morality
positivism
42. Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant; mix together different elements
mystic
fuse
abdicate
investiture
43. A person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions.
adept
sedentary
pagan
despot
44. To give up power
lineage
inevitable
harem
abdicate
45. Someone who is drafted into military service
suppressed
conscript
manifestation
autonomy
46. Royal authority; supreme power and authority
advent
congregate
sovereignty
ethnocentric
47. (n) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
hastened
forestalling
precedent
adept
48. Following in time or order - following - coming after or later
matrilineal
subsequent
venerate
egalitarian
49. To come together in a group or crowd - assemble
fuse
congregate
ethnocentric
scorn
50. Arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)
status
secular
inextricable
advent