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TOEFL Vocab: Global Words

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1. Believers - followers






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






3. Right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son; seniority by birth






4. Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong






5. Incapable of being solved or untangled






6. Faithfulness; allegiance; loyalty






7. The act of being formally connected or joined






8. A person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the those of the Roman Catholic Church






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






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






11. Strength - energy






12. A person's condition or position in the eyes of the law; relative rank or standing - especially in society ;prestige






13. Philosophy






14. Death rate






15. Centered on a specific ethnic group - usually one's own






16. Strive to equal or match - especially by imitating






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






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






19. Kept from public knowledge by various means; held back






20. Based on or tracing descent through the male line






21. Love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it






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






23. Belief in government run by religious leaders






24. A person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions.






25. Predicted; foretold






26. To move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry






27. A fortified military post where troops are stationed






28. Mistress






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






30. Regard with feelings of respect and reverence






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






32. Relating to or associated with an empire






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






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






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






36. The combination of parts to make a whole






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






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






39. 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






40. A god or goddess






41. Very strict in matters of religious or moral conduct






42. Royal authority; supreme power and authority






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






44. Code of morality






45. Worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion






46. Someone who is drafted into military service






47. To give up power






48. Natural - inborn






49. Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field






50. Sameness; monotony; uniform - the same all over