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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. The act of burning the dead






2. A belief; a fanciful impulse






3. 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






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






5. The relationship of one number or amount to another






6. In the middle of the hardest fighting or work






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






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






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






10. Harshly; extremely






11. To fall down - usually because of weakness






12. An area or object at the center






13. To strengthen






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






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






16. Truly doing a job - even if not officially






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






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






19. Highly educated






20. To choose carefully among options






21. Leaning unfairly in one direction






22. The highest point






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






24. A list - especially of names






25. To change for the better






26. Restricted in outlook; relating to the local parish






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






28. A long story about important events long ago






29. General environment or surroundings






30. A ceremony meant to achieve a certain purpose






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






32. Coming back together peacefully after having been enemies






33. 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






34. The courses of study offered by an educational institution






35. To consume and incorporate; to become similar






36. Worldly rather than spiritual; not related to religion






37. To make something suitable for being in a home






38. A visible trace that something once existed






39. As part of a traditional ceremony or habit






40. Make something smaller or weaker






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






42. Say that something is not true






43. Traditional myths of a people transmitted orally






44. Aggressively entering into someone else's territory






45. A pattern or model; a set of assumptions






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






47. A takeover by force or continued effort






48. Clearly






49. Loyalty






50. Strongest or most common