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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. A belief - principle - or teaching






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






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






4. Regard with feelings of respect and reverence






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






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






7. Relating to or associated with an empire






8. The act of being formally connected or joined






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






10. The combination of parts to make a whole






11. To stop; delay - hinder






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






13. The body of doctrine - myth - belief - etc. - that guides an individual - social movement - institution - class - or large group.






14. A cruel and oppressive dictator - tyrant






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






16. Independence; self-determination - political independence






17. Royal authority; supreme power and authority






18. Strive to equal or match - especially by imitating






19. Direct descent from a particular ancestor






20. The official head of the Roman Catholic Church.






21. A clergyman or other person in religious orders






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






23. Natural - inborn






24. The act of being formally connected or joined






25. Predicted; foretold






26. A fortified military post where troops are stationed






27. Code of morality






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






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






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






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






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






33. Philosophy






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






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






36. Strength - energy






37. Castrated males - originally in charge of protection of the ruler's concubines. Eventually had major roles in government - especially in China.






38. Predicted; foretold






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






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






41. Someone Who is drafted into military service






42. Woven materials; cloth






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






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






45. Largely inactive - accustomed to sitting






46. 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






47. Otherworldly; mysterious; enigmatic






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






49. The ceremony of installing a new monarch






50. Direct descent from a particular ancestor