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TOEFL Vocab: Global Words
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1. Direct descent from a particular ancestor
lineage
suppressed
classical
indigenous
2. Castrated males - originally in charge of protection of the ruler's concubines. Eventually had major roles in government - especially in China.
eradicate
eunuchs
suppressed
patronage
3. A person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the those of the Roman Catholic Church
subsequent
heretic
sovereignty
innate
4. To stop; delay - hinder
forestalling
primogeniture
inextricable
doctrine
5. 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
manifestation
autonomy
paramount
6. Related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle
pastoral
aristocracy
puritanical
eunuchs
7. (n) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
precedent
adherents
classical
stratify
8. Worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion
secular
precedent
faction
garrison
9. Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
innate
hierarchy
adept
sovereignty
10. Philosophy
positivism
eunuchs
hierarchy
hinterland
11. The official head of the Roman Catholic Church.
monasticism
synthesis
autonomy
papacy
12. Following in time or order - following - coming after or later
doctrine
adept
subsequent
uniformity
13. Control of a product or service by one company
subordinate
conscript
monopoly
fealty
14. A clergyman or other person in religious orders
affiliation
papacy
conscript
ecclesiastic
15. Centered on a specific ethnic group - usually one's own
ethnocentric
advent
emulate
innate
16. Relating to a social system in which family descent and inheritance rights are traced through the mother
matrilineal
maritime
concubine
fuse
17. Relating to or associated with an empire
paramount
imperial
pluralism
eradicate
18. A subdivision of a larger religious group - A relatively small group that has broken away from an established denomination
scorn
sect
inextricable
nationalism
19. Strive to equal or match - especially by imitating
monasticism
patronage
emulate
sect
20. Very strict in matters of religious or moral conduct
fuse
pastoral
puritanical
adherents
21. Belief in government run by religious leaders
patronage
nationalism
theocracy
matrilineal
22. The body of doctrine - myth - belief - etc. - that guides an individual - social movement - institution - class - or large group.
fuse
lineage
inextricable
ideology
23. Of recognized authority or excellence; relating to ancient Greece or Rome
fuse
medieval
classical
sovereignty
24. Royal authority; supreme power and authority
sovereignty
maritime
ideology
affiliation
25. Native to a certain area
hierarchy
indigenous
positivism
hastened
26. A god or goddess
lineage
nationalism
stratify
deity
27. Outward demonstration; indication of the presence of something;
lineage
piety
faction
manifestation
28. To move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry
advent
ecclesiastic
pagan
hastened
29. Decaying or decayed - especially in terms of morals - downfall
nationalism
decadent
vigor
hinterland
30. Kept from public knowledge by various means; held back
fuse
innate
suppressed
textiles
31. The most powerful members of a society (some with hereditary titles)
heretic
papacy
adept
aristocracy
32. A person who believes in the equality of all people
egalitarian
inevitable
inextricable
indigenous
33. Predicted; foretold
prophesized
harem
hierarchy
ideology
34. Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant; mix together different elements
puritanical
adept
manifestation
fuse
35. Any system of persons or things ranked one above another
eunuchs
hierarchy
investiture
adept
36. Someone who is drafted into military service
ethics
conscript
autonomy
concubine
37. Code of morality
imperial
ethics
fuse
despot
38. Love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it
venerate
decadent
nationalism
affiliation
39. Relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen
maritime
evangelize
deity
sedentary
40. Arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)
papacy
advent
medieval
autonomy
41. Multiple ethnic or religious groups existing in the same area
pluralism
eunuchs
emulate
decadent
42. A cruel and oppressive dictator - tyrant
despot
synthesis
pastoral
secular
43. A belief - principle - or teaching
doctrine
eunuchs
sovereignty
hastened
44. The act of being formally connected or joined
sovereignty
affiliation
eunuchs
decadent
45. Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
inevitable
classical
morality
faction
46. Right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son; seniority by birth
primogeniture
imperial
mortality
fuse
47. Believers - followers
adherents
pluralism
piety
imperial
48. A person's condition or position in the eyes of the law; relative rank or standing - especially in society ;prestige
matrilineal
pluralism
status
emulate
49. A fortified military post where troops are stationed
classical
garrison
innate
manifestation
50. Independence; self-determination - political independence
eunuchs
eradicate
autonomy
pagan