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Global Words You Should Know

Subjects : literacy, vocabulary
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Following in time or order - following - coming after or later






2. Lower in rank or position - secondary; one Who is in a lower position or under the orders of someone else;






3. Someone Who is drafted into military service






4. A fortified military post where troops are stationed






5. Centered on a specific ethnic group - usually one's own






6. Control of a product or service by one company






7. Any system of persons or things ranked one above another






8. Decaying or decayed - especially in terms of morals - downfall






9. The most powerful members of a society (some with hereditary titles)






10. Mistress






11. Faithfulness; allegiance; loyalty






12. Strength - energy






13. A person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the those of the Roman Catholic Church






14. Code of morality






15. Largely inactive - accustomed to sitting






16. A group - usually a small part of a larger group - united around some cause






17. Code of morality






18. Otherworldly; mysterious; enigmatic






19. Following in time or order - following - coming after or later






20. Incapable of being solved or untangled






21. A remote and undeveloped area






22. Love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it






23. Preach the gospel (to)






24. Direct descent from a particular ancestor






25. To stop; delay - hinder






26. A god or goddess






27. Mistress






28. A person who believes in the equality of all people






29. A cruel and oppressive dictator - tyrant






30. A person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions.






31. Worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion






32. Death rate






33. Believers - followers






34. Otherworldly; mysterious; enigmatic






35. Relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen






36. Multiple ethnic or religious groups existing in the same area






37. Right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son; seniority by birth






38. Someone Who is drafted into military service






39. Native to a certain area






40. The combination of parts to make a whole






41. Strive to equal or match - especially by imitating






42. Castrated males - originally in charge of protection of the ruler's concubines. Eventually had major roles in government - especially in China.






43. A way of life in Which men and women withdraw from the rest of the world in order to devote themselves to their faith; living life as a monk






44. Castrated males - originally in charge of protection of the ruler's concubines. Eventually had major roles in government - especially in China.






45. Love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it






46. Lower in rank or position - secondary; one Who is in a lower position or under the orders of someone else;






47. Strength - energy






48. Relating to a social system in which family descent and inheritance rights are traced through the mother






49. A subdivision of a larger religious group - A relatively small group that has broken away from an established denomination






50. Incapable of being avoided or prevented - bound to happen







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