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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. Faithfulness; allegiance; loyalty






2. Code of morality






3. Kept from public knowledge by various means; held back






4. Relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages






5. Faithfulness; allegiance; loyalty






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






7. A person's condition or position in the eyes of the law; relative rank or standing - especially in society ;prestige






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






9. Natural - inborn






10. To wipe out; to destroy






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






12. Outward demonstration; indication of the presence of something;






13. Someone Who is drafted into military service






14. Strive to equal or match - especially by imitating






15. Direct descent from a particular ancestor






16. Very strict in matters of religious or moral conduct






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






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






19. Control of a product or service by one company






20. Kept from public knowledge by various means; held back






21. A cruel and oppressive dictator - tyrant






22. Death rate






23. A belief - principle - or teaching






24. Native to a certain area






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






26. Control of a product or service by one company






27. Someone Who is dazzlingly skilled in any field






28. Worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion






29. Royal authority; supreme power and authority






30. Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong






31. 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






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






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






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






35. 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






36. The combination of parts to make a whole






37. Belief in government run by religious leaders






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






39. Strive to equal or match - especially by imitating






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






41. Predicted; foretold






42. Devotion and reverence to God






43. Divide society into social classes or castes; to arrange in layers






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






45. Relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages






46. Preach the gospel (to)






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






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






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






50. Outward demonstration; indication of the presence of something;