400 Words For Toefl (Unit 14-19)

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assimilate

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v. To consume and incorporate; to become similar

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cremation

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n. The act of burning the dead

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domesticate

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v. To make something suitable for being in a home

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folklore

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n. Traditional myths of a people transmitted orally

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fossilize

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v. 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

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relic

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n. Something left from a long–ago culture, time period, or person

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rite

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n. A ceremony meant to achieve a certain purpose

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ritually

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adv. As part of a traditional ceremony or habit

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saga

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n. A long story about important events long ago

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vestige

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n. A visible trace that something once existed

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amend

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v. To change for the better

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biased

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adj. Leaning unfairly in one direction

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burden

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

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counter

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

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de facto

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adj. Truly doing a job, even if not officially

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discriminate

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v. To choose carefully among options

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notion

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n. A belief; a fanciful impulse

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oppress

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

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paradigm

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n. A pattern or model; a set of assumptions

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prejudiced

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adj. Causing to judge prematurely and unfairly

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curriculum

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n. The courses of study offered by an educational institution

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distinctly

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adv. Clearly

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erudite

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adj. Highly educated

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fortify

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v. To strengthen

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implicitly

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adv. Without being stated; unquestioningly

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parochial

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adj. Restricted in outlook; relating to the local parish

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rigor

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

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roster

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n. A list, especially of names

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secular

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adj. Worldly rather than spiritual; not related to religion

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suspend

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

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allegiance

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n. Loyalty

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artillery

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

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battle

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v. To fight against

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cease

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v. Stop

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hierarchy

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

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in the trenches

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adv. In the middle of the hardest fighting or work

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mobilize

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v. To put members of a group into motion

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rank

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v. To put into a many–leveled order, depending on importance or achievement

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ratio

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n. The relationship of one number or amount to another

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strategic

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adj. Related to long–term plans for achieving a goal

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annex

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

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apex

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n. The highest point

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collapse

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v. To fall down, usually because of weakness

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conquest

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n. A takeover by force or continued effort

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devise

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

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invasive

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adj. Aggressively entering into someone else’s territory

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prevailing

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adj. Strongest or most common

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resist

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

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severely

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adv. Harshly; extremely

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violation

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

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chronologically

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adv. In order according to time

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coincide

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v. Happen or exist at the same time

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consequence

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n. A result, often one much later in time than the cause

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core

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n. an area or object at the center

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deny

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v. Say that something is not true

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diminish

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v. Make something smaller or weaker; become smaller or weaker

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longitude

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n. A system of imaginary lines running from north to south along the Earth’s surface, where each line is numbered from 0° to 180° west or east

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milieu

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n. General environment or surroundings

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Orwellian

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

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reconciliation

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n. Coming back together peacefully after having been enemies