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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. In the middle of the hardest fighting or work






2. Without being stated; unquestioningly






3. To fall down - usually because of weakness






4. Coming back together peacefully after having been enemies






5. As part of a traditional ceremony or habit






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






7. Traditional myths of a people transmitted orally






8. To choose carefully among options






9. To fight against






10. 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






11. 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






12. Restricted in outlook; relating to the local parish






13. The courses of study offered by an educational institution






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






15. A ceremony meant to achieve a certain purpose






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






17. Highly educated






18. Loyalty






19. Aggressively entering into someone else's territory






20. In order according to time






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






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






23. To strengthen






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






25. A visible trace that something once existed






26. A belief; a fanciful impulse






27. Stop






28. The highest point






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






30. Harshly; extremely






31. A list - especially of names






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






33. To put members of a group into motion






34. Something that is carried; a source of stress or worry






35. Strictness; difficult situations that come from following rules strictly






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






37. General environment or surroundings






38. Related to long-term plans for achieving a goal






39. Make something smaller or weaker






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






41. An area or object at the center






42. Truly doing a job - even if not officially






43. A long story about important events long ago






44. The relationship of one number or amount to another






45. Say that something is not true






46. Worldly rather than spiritual; not related to religion






47. Leaning unfairly in one direction






48. To change for the better






49. To make something suitable for being in a home






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