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TOEFL Vocab: Global Words

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1. Someone who is drafted into military service






2. Royal authority; supreme power and authority






3. The business given to a commercial establishment by its customers






4. Following in time or order - following - coming after or later






5. A clergyman or other person in religious orders






6. Love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it






7. To come together in a group or crowd - assemble






8. Relating to a social system in which family descent and inheritance rights are traced through the mother






9. Faithfulness; allegiance; loyalty






10. Mistress






11. Having superior power and influence






12. Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field






13. Any system of persons or things ranked one above another






14. Relating to or associated with an empire






15. Multiple ethnic or religious groups existing in the same area






16. Divide society into social classes or castes; to arrange in layers






17. Relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen






18. A person who believes in the equality of all people






19. Code of morality






20. Control of a product or service by one company






21. Castrated males - originally in charge of protection of the ruler's concubines. Eventually had major roles in government - especially in China.






22. The official head of the Roman Catholic Church.






23. Of recognized authority or excellence; relating to ancient Greece or Rome






24. Lower in rank or position - secondary; one who is in a lower position or under the orders of someone else;






25. Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant; mix together different elements






26. Incapable of being solved or untangled






27. Decaying or decayed - especially in terms of morals - downfall






28. A subdivision of a larger religious group - A relatively small group that has broken away from an established denomination






29. To stop; delay - hinder






30. The most powerful members of a society (some with hereditary titles)






31. A fortified military post where troops are stationed






32. A belief - principle - or teaching






33. A group - usually a small part of a larger group - united around some cause






34. 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






35. The ceremony of installing a new monarch






36. A god or goddess






37. Predicted; foretold






38. Otherworldly; mysterious; enigmatic






39. Incapable of being avoided or prevented - bound to happen






40. Woven materials; cloth






41. A cruel and oppressive dictator - tyrant






42. Devotion and reverence to God






43. Arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)






44. Direct descent from a particular ancestor






45. Outward demonstration; indication of the presence of something;






46. Philosophy






47. Preach the gospel (to)






48. The body of doctrine - myth - belief - etc. - that guides an individual - social movement - institution - class - or large group.






49. Related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle






50. Very strict in matters of religious or moral conduct