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TOEFL Vocab: Global Words
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1. Relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages
precedent
medieval
harem
monasticism
2. Incapable of being solved or untangled
monopoly
inextricable
evangelize
ideology
3. (n) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
doctrine
heretic
garrison
precedent
4. Living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
harem
manifestation
decadent
pluralism
5. Open disrespect for a person or thing - look down on with disdain
monasticism
ethnocentric
inextricable
scorn
6. Worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion
secular
stratify
prophesized
inevitable
7. Strive to equal or match - especially by imitating
advent
patrilineal
emulate
eunuchs
8. A person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the those of the Roman Catholic Church
matrilineal
eunuchs
mystic
heretic
9. 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
abdicate
conscript
investiture
10. Largely inactive - accustomed to sitting
affiliation
hierarchy
sedentary
lineage
11. Belief in government run by religious leaders
maritime
sect
investiture
theocracy
12. A cruel and oppressive dictator - tyrant
despot
conscript
paramount
adherents
13. Someone who is drafted into military service
despot
stratify
doctrine
conscript
14. Devotion and reverence to God
piety
sect
theocracy
fealty
15. Castrated males - originally in charge of protection of the ruler's concubines. Eventually had major roles in government - especially in China.
fuse
mortality
maritime
eunuchs
16. Direct descent from a particular ancestor
lineage
mortality
fuse
inextricable
17. A person's condition or position in the eyes of the law; relative rank or standing - especially in society ;prestige
affiliation
medieval
manifestation
status
18. Believers - followers
ethics
adept
emulate
adherents
19. Predicted; foretold
imperial
prophesized
forestalling
sect
20. To give up power
heretic
subsequent
patronage
abdicate
21. Kept from public knowledge by various means; held back
mystic
deity
suppressed
advent
22. Lower in rank or position - secondary; one who is in a lower position or under the orders of someone else;
ecclesiastic
paramount
subordinate
deity
23. Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
vigor
egalitarian
mystic
adept
24. To stop; delay - hinder
precedent
forestalling
primogeniture
hierarchy
25. A fortified military post where troops are stationed
pagan
garrison
medieval
congregate
26. A clergyman or other person in religious orders
egalitarian
mystic
ecclesiastic
precedent
27. Arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)
subordinate
theocracy
adherents
advent
28. Regard with feelings of respect and reverence
conscript
venerate
fealty
harem
29. Royal authority; supreme power and authority
innate
sovereignty
secular
adept
30. Strength - energy
paramount
vigor
ethnocentric
sovereignty
31. Very strict in matters of religious or moral conduct
puritanical
manifestation
stratify
medieval
32. The combination of parts to make a whole
eunuchs
synthesis
status
ideology
33. The ceremony of installing a new monarch
decadent
investiture
paramount
faction
34. Of recognized authority or excellence; relating to ancient Greece or Rome
synthesis
classical
doctrine
indigenous
35. Code of morality
ethics
nationalism
pagan
garrison
36. Following in time or order - following - coming after or later
subsequent
classical
faction
emulate
37. Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant; mix together different elements
fuse
papacy
adept
conscript
38. Relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen
maritime
eradicate
affiliation
nationalism
39. Incapable of being avoided or prevented - bound to happen
fealty
morality
suppressed
inevitable
40. Having superior power and influence
paramount
status
innate
deity
41. A subdivision of a larger religious group - A relatively small group that has broken away from an established denomination
monasticism
piety
advent
sect
42. The body of doctrine - myth - belief - etc. - that guides an individual - social movement - institution - class - or large group.
fealty
ideology
paramount
ethnocentric
43. Philosophy
positivism
stratify
patrilineal
deity
44. Based on or tracing descent through the male line
ethnocentric
decadent
patrilineal
precedent
45. The business given to a commercial establishment by its customers
precedent
patronage
textiles
puritanical
46. A god or goddess
classical
deity
evangelize
adherents
47. A person who believes in the equality of all people
suppressed
despot
egalitarian
heretic
48. Decaying or decayed - especially in terms of morals - downfall
indigenous
congregate
inextricable
decadent
49. Faithfulness; allegiance; loyalty
congregate
ecclesiastic
sedentary
fealty
50. Any system of persons or things ranked one above another
suppressed
piety
pastoral
hierarchy