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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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1. Mistress






2. Open disrespect for a person or thing - look down on with disdain






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






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






5. Largely inactive - accustomed to sitting






6. The official head of the Roman Catholic Church.






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






8. Royal authority; supreme power and authority






9. Belief in government run by religious leaders






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






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






12. 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






13. 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






14. Devotion and reverence to God






15. The act of being formally connected or joined






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






17. Believers - followers






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






19. Regard with feelings of respect and reverence






20. Direct descent from a particular ancestor






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






22. Woven materials; cloth






23. Strive to equal or match - especially by imitating






24. Having superior power and influence






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






26. Otherworldly; mysterious; enigmatic






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






28. Belief in government run by religious leaders






29. To stop; delay - hinder






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






31. Natural - inborn






32. A cruel and oppressive dictator - tyrant






33. To give up power






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






35. Philosophy






36. Predicted; foretold






37. The ceremony of installing a new monarch






38. Mistress






39. Love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it






40. A cruel and oppressive dictator - tyrant






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






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






43. Strength - energy






44. Incapable of being solved or untangled






45. To wipe out; to destroy






46. A fortified military post where troops are stationed






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






48. Relating to or associated with an empire






49. Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong






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







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