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TOEFL Vocab: Global Words
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1. Philosophy
lineage
positivism
morality
sedentary
2. A person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions.
mortality
pagan
garrison
heretic
3. Royal authority; supreme power and authority
harem
egalitarian
sovereignty
ethnocentric
4. To move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry
concubine
hastened
doctrine
suppressed
5. Independence; self-determination - political independence
despot
adept
autonomy
affiliation
6. Strength - energy
pluralism
vigor
aristocracy
indigenous
7. Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant; mix together different elements
fuse
autonomy
evangelize
pastoral
8. Strive to equal or match - especially by imitating
lineage
emulate
adherents
adept
9. A subdivision of a larger religious group - A relatively small group that has broken away from an established denomination
stratify
emulate
prophesized
sect
10. Outward demonstration; indication of the presence of something;
monopoly
hierarchy
synthesis
manifestation
11. Any system of persons or things ranked one above another
hierarchy
indigenous
uniformity
venerate
12. Centered on a specific ethnic group - usually one's own
adept
precedent
ecclesiastic
ethnocentric
13. Arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)
despot
advent
faction
hinterland
14. Worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion
classical
monopoly
secular
vigor
15. Believers - followers
adherents
ecclesiastic
mystic
innate
16. To give up power
monasticism
abdicate
patrilineal
synthesis
17. Belief in government run by religious leaders
positivism
heretic
theocracy
emulate
18. The act of being formally connected or joined
matrilineal
autonomy
uniformity
affiliation
19. A person who believes in the equality of all people
adherents
egalitarian
innate
patronage
20. Code of morality
patrilineal
heretic
ethics
hierarchy
21. The body of doctrine - myth - belief - etc. - that guides an individual - social movement - institution - class - or large group.
ideology
investiture
nationalism
sovereignty
22. Of recognized authority or excellence; relating to ancient Greece or Rome
classical
investiture
nationalism
decadent
23. Natural - inborn
inextricable
innate
autonomy
sedentary
24. A remote and undeveloped area
hinterland
autonomy
advent
piety
25. Direct descent from a particular ancestor
hinterland
abdicate
lineage
inextricable
26. Based on or tracing descent through the male line
investiture
hierarchy
morality
patrilineal
27. A god or goddess
deity
mystic
congregate
pluralism
28. Having superior power and influence
ethics
prophesized
eradicate
paramount
29. A clergyman or other person in religious orders
ecclesiastic
decadent
eunuchs
harem
30. Predicted; foretold
evangelize
hastened
prophesized
suppressed
31. A person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the those of the Roman Catholic Church
pluralism
concubine
heretic
precedent
32. Sameness; monotony; uniform - the same all over
uniformity
positivism
sovereignty
despot
33. Control of a product or service by one company
lineage
monopoly
papacy
medieval
34. Regard with feelings of respect and reverence
matrilineal
textiles
venerate
status
35. Largely inactive - accustomed to sitting
conscript
decadent
sedentary
medieval
36. Relating to or associated with an empire
egalitarian
imperial
scorn
classical
37. Relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages
medieval
hinterland
patrilineal
nationalism
38. Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
inevitable
precedent
morality
emulate
39. Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
egalitarian
hierarchy
adept
ethics
40. A person's condition or position in the eyes of the law; relative rank or standing - especially in society ;prestige
monopoly
status
nationalism
pastoral
41. To stop; delay - hinder
harem
forestalling
paramount
subsequent
42. Faithfulness; allegiance; loyalty
conscript
patronage
harem
fealty
43. Someone who is drafted into military service
indigenous
conscript
prophesized
primogeniture
44. A cruel and oppressive dictator - tyrant
aristocracy
despot
hastened
piety
45. Death rate
medieval
mortality
vigor
concubine
46. 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
garrison
monasticism
adherents
faction
47. Relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen
maritime
prophesized
indigenous
conscript
48. The combination of parts to make a whole
emulate
pluralism
synthesis
prophesized
49. Woven materials; cloth
sedentary
hastened
mortality
textiles
50. A belief - principle - or teaching
manifestation
harem
adherents
doctrine