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Global Words You Should Know
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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. Native to a certain area
garrison
indigenous
suppressed
subordinate
2. Relating to a social system in which family descent and inheritance rights are traced through the mother
papacy
secular
matrilineal
adept
3. Related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle
pastoral
hierarchy
lineage
sovereignty
4. A clergyman or other person in religious orders
monopoly
despot
ecclesiastic
ethics
5. Death rate
hinterland
ecclesiastic
mortality
faction
6. A cruel and oppressive dictator - tyrant
deity
despot
pluralism
sovereignty
7. Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
advent
morality
evangelize
medieval
8. A belief - principle - or teaching
lineage
emulate
monopoly
doctrine
9. Castrated males - originally in charge of protection of the ruler's concubines. Eventually had major roles in government - especially in China.
eradicate
advent
eunuchs
manifestation
10. Mistress
patronage
sedentary
monopoly
concubine
11. Woven materials; cloth
inextricable
textiles
theocracy
medieval
12. A person who believes in the equality of all people
morality
monasticism
eunuchs
egalitarian
13. To give up power
deity
textiles
investiture
abdicate
14. 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
forestalling
hinterland
monasticism
vigor
15. The act of being formally connected or joined
lineage
affiliation
concubine
manifestation
16. To come together in a group or crowd - assemble
despot
secular
maritime
congregate
17. The business given to a commercial establishment by its customers
autonomy
matrilineal
mystic
patronage
18. The body of doctrine - myth - belief - etc. - that guides an individual - social movement - institution - class - or large group.
heretic
monopoly
ideology
prophesized
19. To stop; delay - hinder
sect
positivism
forestalling
imperial
20. Otherworldly; mysterious; enigmatic
classical
maritime
mystic
nationalism
21. Regard with feelings of respect and reverence
garrison
paramount
venerate
inextricable
22. A person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions.
pagan
nationalism
textiles
eunuchs
23. Otherworldly; mysterious; enigmatic
hinterland
doctrine
medieval
mystic
24. Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant; mix together different elements
fuse
pagan
faction
hinterland
25. Decaying or decayed - especially in terms of morals - downfall
decadent
puritanical
garrison
monasticism
26. Mistress
concubine
textiles
despot
pagan
27. Strive to equal or match - especially by imitating
decadent
emulate
pastoral
indigenous
28. Any system of persons or things ranked one above another
hierarchy
patronage
conscript
inevitable
29. Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant; mix together different elements
forestalling
fuse
fealty
inevitable
30. The combination of parts to make a whole
mystic
vigor
abdicate
synthesis
31. Divide society into social classes or castes; to arrange in layers
stratify
investiture
congregate
eradicate
32. Regard with feelings of respect and reverence
ideology
affiliation
ethics
venerate
33. Relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen
positivism
maritime
innate
papacy
34. A remote and undeveloped area
harem
hinterland
decadent
matrilineal
35. Believers - followers
matrilineal
pluralism
positivism
adherents
36. Worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion
secular
maritime
ethnocentric
subordinate
37. Someone Who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
textiles
deity
uniformity
adept
38. Strive to equal or match - especially by imitating
nationalism
decadent
emulate
conscript
39. To come together in a group or crowd - assemble
emulate
secular
congregate
aristocracy
40. Control of a product or service by one company
concubine
faction
monopoly
positivism
41. To wipe out; to destroy
sovereignty
garrison
mortality
eradicate
42. Of recognized authority or excellence; relating to ancient Greece or Rome
classical
sect
subordinate
maritime
43. Right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son; seniority by birth
forestalling
imperial
primogeniture
manifestation
44. Outward demonstration; indication of the presence of something;
prophesized
hastened
subordinate
manifestation
45. (n) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
faction
precedent
primogeniture
ethics
46. Having superior power and influence
decadent
evangelize
medieval
paramount
47. Love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it
nationalism
prophesized
puritanical
eunuchs
48. Of recognized authority or excellence; relating to ancient Greece or Rome
classical
venerate
garrison
adherents
49. Related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle
inextricable
sedentary
pastoral
egalitarian
50. Believers - followers
mortality
adherents
egalitarian
theocracy