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TOEFL Vocab: Society

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. To change for the better






2. A belief; a fanciful impulse






3. In the middle of the hardest fighting or work






4. As part of a traditional ceremony or habit






5. An area or object at the center






6. Strongest or most common






7. Coming back together peacefully after having been enemies






8. To keep down by force; to weigh heavily on






9. A takeover by force or continued effort






10. Truly doing a job - even if not officially






11. To refuse to give in to a strong force or desire






12. Large guns that shoot powerful shells; army units that handle such guns






13. Clearly






14. Highly educated






15. A ceremony meant to achieve a certain purpose






16. The act of burning the dead






17. A system of imaginary lines running from north to south along the Earth's surface - where each line is numbered from 0 to 180o west or east






18. To make something (usually land) part of another unit






19. Frightening and overcontrolled by a government that interferes in nearly every aspect of personal life






20. To act in opposition to; to offer in response






21. Leaning unfairly in one direction






22. A result - often one much later in time than the cause






23. To cause to stop for a period; to hang as to allow free movement






24. In order according to time






25. Harshly; extremely






26. Say that something is not true






27. Restricted in outlook; relating to the local parish






28. Aggressively entering into someone else's territory






29. The relationship of one number or amount to another






30. A visible trace that something once existed






31. A long story about important events long ago






32. To put into a many-leveled order - depending on importance or achievement






33. A system of levels that places people high or low according to their importance






34. Stop






35. To become preserved in clay or stone or ash after death - so that a natural record is left of the original organism; to become rigid and stuck in old ways






36. To consume and incorporate; to become similar






37. A pattern or model; a set of assumptions






38. To fall down - usually because of weakness






39. Loyalty






40. To choose carefully among options






41. The highest point






42. To make something suitable for being in a home






43. An action that breaks a law or agreement; mistreatment of something that deserves respect






44. Causing to judge prematurely and unfairly






45. To put members of a group into motion






46. Traditional myths of a people transmitted orally






47. To find an original way to make an object or a plan






48. Worldly rather than spiritual; not related to religion






49. To fight against






50. Something left from a long-ago culture - time period - or person