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TOEFL Vocab: Global Words
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1. Right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son; seniority by birth
manifestation
egalitarian
pagan
primogeniture
2. The business given to a commercial establishment by its customers
precedent
positivism
ideology
patronage
3. Kept from public knowledge by various means; held back
hierarchy
suppressed
synthesis
indigenous
4. A person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions.
ecclesiastic
faction
pagan
matrilineal
5. Worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion
secular
ecclesiastic
eradicate
manifestation
6. Living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
harem
sovereignty
synthesis
patronage
7. To come together in a group or crowd - assemble
investiture
subsequent
hastened
congregate
8. Any system of persons or things ranked one above another
stratify
pastoral
hierarchy
hinterland
9. Castrated males - originally in charge of protection of the ruler's concubines. Eventually had major roles in government - especially in China.
abdicate
eunuchs
prophesized
puritanical
10. Believers - followers
adherents
theocracy
sovereignty
matrilineal
11. Native to a certain area
uniformity
indigenous
harem
matrilineal
12. Of recognized authority or excellence; relating to ancient Greece or Rome
puritanical
indigenous
classical
manifestation
13. Open disrespect for a person or thing - look down on with disdain
scorn
aristocracy
ethnocentric
sedentary
14. Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant; mix together different elements
egalitarian
faction
fuse
evangelize
15. Woven materials; cloth
decadent
monopoly
maritime
textiles
16. The official head of the Roman Catholic Church.
papacy
despot
textiles
investiture
17. Otherworldly; mysterious; enigmatic
synthesis
mystic
pastoral
fealty
18. To wipe out; to destroy
indigenous
morality
mystic
eradicate
19. The combination of parts to make a whole
synthesis
vigor
fealty
affiliation
20. Incapable of being solved or untangled
congregate
sedentary
inextricable
textiles
21. Belief in government run by religious leaders
textiles
secular
theocracy
sedentary
22. Relating to a social system in which family descent and inheritance rights are traced through the mother
subordinate
evangelize
adherents
matrilineal
23. Strive to equal or match - especially by imitating
emulate
piety
ideology
scorn
24. Based on or tracing descent through the male line
pastoral
patronage
indigenous
patrilineal
25. The body of doctrine - myth - belief - etc. - that guides an individual - social movement - institution - class - or large group.
inevitable
doctrine
ideology
pagan
26. Devotion and reverence to God
mortality
eradicate
suppressed
piety
27. Relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages
faction
medieval
ethnocentric
primogeniture
28. To give up power
prophesized
garrison
abdicate
sovereignty
29. A subdivision of a larger religious group - A relatively small group that has broken away from an established denomination
pluralism
precedent
sect
conscript
30. Mistress
indigenous
concubine
ideology
advent
31. Control of a product or service by one company
papacy
monopoly
congregate
positivism
32. A person's condition or position in the eyes of the law; relative rank or standing - especially in society ;prestige
aristocracy
affiliation
morality
status
33. A fortified military post where troops are stationed
garrison
puritanical
imperial
sedentary
34. Centered on a specific ethnic group - usually one's own
despot
hierarchy
evangelize
ethnocentric
35. Someone who is drafted into military service
despot
subsequent
conscript
mortality
36. (n) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
precedent
autonomy
eradicate
pagan
37. Code of morality
ethics
innate
emulate
sovereignty
38. Outward demonstration; indication of the presence of something;
manifestation
pagan
venerate
mortality
39. Direct descent from a particular ancestor
medieval
lineage
deity
piety
40. Decaying or decayed - especially in terms of morals - downfall
concubine
secular
advent
decadent
41. A clergyman or other person in religious orders
aristocracy
eradicate
ecclesiastic
precedent
42. Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
mystic
faction
adept
heretic
43. Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
lineage
morality
hierarchy
aristocracy
44. Natural - inborn
sedentary
scorn
innate
patronage
45. Independence; self-determination - political independence
adept
faction
concubine
autonomy
46. A group - usually a small part of a larger group - united around some cause
faction
conscript
primogeniture
forestalling
47. To stop; delay - hinder
forestalling
autonomy
venerate
sedentary
48. A cruel and oppressive dictator - tyrant
mortality
fealty
pagan
despot
49. The ceremony of installing a new monarch
monasticism
indigenous
pastoral
investiture
50. A person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the those of the Roman Catholic Church
heretic
inextricable
innate
medieval