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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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1. A fortified military post where troops are stationed






2. The ceremony of installing a new monarch






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






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






5. A fortified military post where troops are stationed






6. Believers - followers






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






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






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






10. Belief in government run by religious leaders






11. Faithfulness; allegiance; loyalty






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






13. Relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages






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






15. A belief - principle - or teaching






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






17. Predicted; foretold






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






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






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






21. The combination of parts to make a whole






22. Otherworldly; mysterious; enigmatic






23. Love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it






24. Royal authority; supreme power and authority






25. The ceremony of installing a new monarch






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






27. Regard with feelings of respect and reverence






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






29. Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong






30. Predicted; foretold






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






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






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






34. Strength - energy






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






36. Strive to equal or match - especially by imitating






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






38. Native to a certain area






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






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






41. Someone Who is drafted into military service






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






43. Woven materials; cloth






44. The act of being formally connected or joined






45. A clergyman or other person in religious orders






46. Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant; mix together different elements






47. A clergyman or other person in religious orders






48. 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






49. To give up power






50. Direct descent from a particular ancestor