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Global Words You Should Know

Subjects : literacy, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Native to a certain area






2. Strength - energy






3. Very strict in matters of religious or moral conduct






4. Of recognized authority or excellence; relating to ancient Greece or Rome






5. Sameness; monotony; uniform - the same all over






6. (n) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action






7. To give up power






8. Living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household






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






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






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






12. Love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it






13. Related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle






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






15. To give up power






16. To come together in a group or crowd - assemble






17. Largely inactive - accustomed to sitting






18. Largely inactive - accustomed to sitting






19. Death rate






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






21. Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong






22. A clergyman or other person in religious orders






23. Control of a product or service by one company






24. Independence; self-determination - political independence






25. Someone Who is drafted into military service






26. Predicted; foretold






27. Strive to equal or match - especially by imitating






28. Code of morality






29. A belief - principle - or teaching






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






31. Arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)






32. Believers - followers






33. Devotion and reverence to God






34. Philosophy






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






36. 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






37. Living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household






38. A god or goddess






39. Natural - inborn






40. Having superior power and influence






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






42. A fortified military post where troops are stationed






43. The official head of the Roman Catholic Church.






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






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






46. Faithfulness; allegiance; loyalty






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






48. The business given to a commercial establishment by its customers






49. Death rate






50. A clergyman or other person in religious orders