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TOEFL Vocab: Society

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An action that breaks a law or agreement; mistreatment of something that deserves respect






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






3. Restricted in outlook; relating to the local parish






4. Stop






5. Happen or exist at the same time






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






7. The relationship of one number or amount to another






8. Harshly; extremely






9. To choose carefully among options






10. A visible trace that something once existed






11. The act of burning the dead






12. As part of a traditional ceremony or habit






13. Make something smaller or weaker






14. Highly educated






15. Clearly






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






17. A list - especially of names






18. Leaning unfairly in one direction






19. A long story about important events long ago






20. The courses of study offered by an educational institution






21. To fall down - usually because of weakness






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






23. Traditional myths of a people transmitted orally






24. An area or object at the center






25. To strengthen






26. Worldly rather than spiritual; not related to religion






27. Without being stated; unquestioningly






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






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






30. Say that something is not true






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






32. To fight against






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






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






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






36. A ceremony meant to achieve a certain purpose






37. To put members of a group into motion






38. Loyalty






39. 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






40. In order according to time






41. In the middle of the hardest fighting or work






42. Aggressively entering into someone else's territory






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






44. A belief; a fanciful impulse






45. To consume and incorporate; to become similar






46. 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






47. Strongest or most common






48. To change for the better






49. To make something suitable for being in a home






50. General environment or surroundings