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TOEFL Vocab: Global Words
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1. The official head of the Roman Catholic Church.
egalitarian
papacy
harem
sedentary
2. Of recognized authority or excellence; relating to ancient Greece or Rome
eradicate
patrilineal
ethnocentric
classical
3. Woven materials; cloth
textiles
paramount
classical
matrilineal
4. Relating to or associated with an empire
imperial
adept
primogeniture
matrilineal
5. A remote and undeveloped area
eradicate
hinterland
harem
abdicate
6. Decaying or decayed - especially in terms of morals - downfall
vigor
decadent
piety
prophesized
7. Believers - followers
adherents
ethnocentric
vigor
doctrine
8. Following in time or order - following - coming after or later
heretic
concubine
subsequent
hastened
9. Multiple ethnic or religious groups existing in the same area
ethnocentric
concubine
congregate
pluralism
10. Lower in rank or position - secondary; one who is in a lower position or under the orders of someone else;
pagan
morality
subordinate
status
11. Relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages
inextricable
mystic
affiliation
medieval
12. Right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son; seniority by birth
primogeniture
eunuchs
investiture
scorn
13. Relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen
maritime
despot
ethics
forestalling
14. A god or goddess
deity
sect
sedentary
harem
15. Independence; self-determination - political independence
subordinate
suppressed
vigor
autonomy
16. Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant; mix together different elements
subsequent
faction
manifestation
fuse
17. Incapable of being solved or untangled
decadent
inextricable
papacy
concubine
18. Centered on a specific ethnic group - usually one's own
concubine
investiture
secular
ethnocentric
19. Royal authority; supreme power and authority
uniformity
pastoral
sovereignty
monopoly
20. Control of a product or service by one company
monopoly
medieval
pluralism
inextricable
21. Living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
subordinate
harem
pagan
lineage
22. A person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions.
patrilineal
theocracy
adherents
pagan
23. To move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry
faction
hastened
mortality
egalitarian
24. Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
adept
sedentary
inextricable
investiture
25. Faithfulness; allegiance; loyalty
fealty
stratify
despot
pastoral
26. Relating to a social system in which family descent and inheritance rights are traced through the mother
imperial
patrilineal
eunuchs
matrilineal
27. Largely inactive - accustomed to sitting
sedentary
aristocracy
positivism
abdicate
28. Having superior power and influence
congregate
adherents
paramount
uniformity
29. Strength - energy
subsequent
sect
fuse
vigor
30. Direct descent from a particular ancestor
lineage
fuse
egalitarian
pastoral
31. Love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it
suppressed
nationalism
ethics
pluralism
32. Open disrespect for a person or thing - look down on with disdain
scorn
puritanical
advent
patrilineal
33. The business given to a commercial establishment by its customers
patronage
positivism
monopoly
aristocracy
34. Someone who is drafted into military service
ecclesiastic
investiture
conscript
adept
35. A cruel and oppressive dictator - tyrant
despot
hinterland
patrilineal
sect
36. Outward demonstration; indication of the presence of something;
textiles
nationalism
inextricable
manifestation
37. The body of doctrine - myth - belief - etc. - that guides an individual - social movement - institution - class - or large group.
lineage
textiles
ideology
aristocracy
38. The ceremony of installing a new monarch
status
primogeniture
investiture
hastened
39. The combination of parts to make a whole
venerate
adept
positivism
synthesis
40. Strive to equal or match - especially by imitating
emulate
adept
hastened
inevitable
41. The act of being formally connected or joined
ecclesiastic
manifestation
doctrine
affiliation
42. Code of morality
ethics
egalitarian
pastoral
puritanical
43. Sameness; monotony; uniform - the same all over
ecclesiastic
maritime
pagan
uniformity
44. Arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)
deity
mortality
stratify
advent
45. A subdivision of a larger religious group - A relatively small group that has broken away from an established denomination
inevitable
imperial
sect
adherents
46. (n) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
precedent
egalitarian
sect
mortality
47. Regard with feelings of respect and reverence
congregate
venerate
primogeniture
sedentary
48. To stop; delay - hinder
deity
papacy
inevitable
forestalling
49. Incapable of being avoided or prevented - bound to happen
adherents
ideology
inevitable
uniformity
50. A group - usually a small part of a larger group - united around some cause
monopoly
harem
patrilineal
faction