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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. Love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it






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






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






4. The ceremony of installing a new monarch






5. Following in time or order - following - coming after or later






6. Death rate






7. Based on or tracing descent through the male line






8. To move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry






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






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






11. Strive to equal or match - especially by imitating






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






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






14. Preach the gospel (to)






15. Following in time or order - following - coming after or later






16. 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






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






18. Mistress






19. Belief in government run by religious leaders






20. Death rate






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






22. Someone Who is drafted into military service






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






24. To wipe out; to destroy






25. A clergyman or other person in religious orders






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






27. Philosophy






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






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






30. Believers - followers






31. Native to a certain area






32. Relating to or associated with an empire






33. Independence; self-determination - political independence






34. Predicted; foretold






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






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






37. The official head of the Roman Catholic Church.






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






39. Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong






40. Relating to or associated with an empire






41. A god or goddess






42. Relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages






43. Incapable of being solved or untangled






44. Control of a product or service by one company






45. Predicted; foretold






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






47. A cruel and oppressive dictator - tyrant






48. Having superior power and influence






49. Belief in government run by religious leaders






50. Preach the gospel (to)







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