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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 order according to time






2. A long story about important events long ago






3. A visible trace that something once existed






4. Truly doing a job - even if not officially






5. 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






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






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






8. General environment or surroundings






9. The relationship of one number or amount to another






10. A belief; a fanciful impulse






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






12. To change for the better






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






14. A list - especially of names






15. A pattern or model; a set of assumptions






16. To put members of a group into motion






17. Coming back together peacefully after having been enemies






18. To choose carefully among options






19. An area or object at the center






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






21. A ceremony meant to achieve a certain purpose






22. In the middle of the hardest fighting or work






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






24. Stop






25. Worldly rather than spiritual; not related to religion






26. As part of a traditional ceremony or habit






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






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






29. To make something suitable for being in a home






30. Restricted in outlook; relating to the local parish






31. To strengthen






32. Strongest or most common






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






34. Happen or exist at the same time






35. The act of burning the dead






36. Say that something is not true






37. The highest point






38. Clearly






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






40. 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






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






42. Make something smaller or weaker






43. The courses of study offered by an educational institution






44. Harshly; extremely






45. Traditional myths of a people transmitted orally






46. To consume and incorporate; to become similar






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






48. Aggressively entering into someone else's territory






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






50. A takeover by force or continued effort