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Global Words You Should Know
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literacy
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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. The official head of the Roman Catholic Church.
suppressed
papacy
positivism
ideology
2. Castrated males - originally in charge of protection of the ruler's concubines. Eventually had major roles in government - especially in China.
eunuchs
patronage
ethics
ethnocentric
3. Relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages
medieval
harem
adherents
sedentary
4. Belief in government run by religious leaders
hastened
abdicate
theocracy
indigenous
5. Castrated males - originally in charge of protection of the ruler's concubines. Eventually had major roles in government - especially in China.
nationalism
hierarchy
pagan
eunuchs
6. The body of doctrine - myth - belief - etc. - that guides an individual - social movement - institution - class - or large group.
ideology
hastened
primogeniture
vigor
7. Decaying or decayed - especially in terms of morals - downfall
manifestation
ideology
decadent
despot
8. Incapable of being avoided or prevented - bound to happen
aristocracy
forestalling
ethnocentric
inevitable
9. Strength - energy
advent
monopoly
vigor
ethics
10. Faithfulness; allegiance; loyalty
scorn
fealty
pagan
aristocracy
11. Direct descent from a particular ancestor
lineage
doctrine
sect
ideology
12. Control of a product or service by one company
harem
investiture
lineage
monopoly
13. Regard with feelings of respect and reverence
sedentary
mystic
imperial
venerate
14. Preach the gospel (to)
investiture
patronage
scorn
evangelize
15. The business given to a commercial establishment by its customers
indigenous
paramount
patronage
ethics
16. Divide society into social classes or castes; to arrange in layers
primogeniture
maritime
stratify
despot
17. A subdivision of a larger religious group - A relatively small group that has broken away from an established denomination
fealty
sect
doctrine
hinterland
18. Someone Who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
papacy
adept
affiliation
advent
19. To wipe out; to destroy
eradicate
ethics
sovereignty
eunuchs
20. Outward demonstration; indication of the presence of something;
manifestation
venerate
adherents
positivism
21. To stop; delay - hinder
hastened
pagan
forestalling
paramount
22. To give up power
paramount
abdicate
ideology
doctrine
23. Right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son; seniority by birth
garrison
patrilineal
primogeniture
medieval
24. Independence; self-determination - political independence
autonomy
paramount
conscript
decadent
25. A god or goddess
matrilineal
deity
manifestation
decadent
26. To move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry
pluralism
hastened
matrilineal
morality
27. Largely inactive - accustomed to sitting
primogeniture
sedentary
innate
advent
28. Preach the gospel (to)
evangelize
ideology
subordinate
ethics
29. A person who believes in the equality of all people
theocracy
papacy
stratify
egalitarian
30. A clergyman or other person in religious orders
hierarchy
heretic
ecclesiastic
suppressed
31. The combination of parts to make a whole
mortality
scorn
synthesis
indigenous
32. Relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages
ecclesiastic
medieval
ideology
heretic
33. Control of a product or service by one company
inextricable
evangelize
monopoly
investiture
34. The official head of the Roman Catholic Church.
uniformity
status
status
papacy
35. Otherworldly; mysterious; enigmatic
mystic
classical
monasticism
sect
36. A person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions.
synthesis
pagan
pluralism
patrilineal
37. Open disrespect for a person or thing - look down on with disdain
venerate
theocracy
inevitable
scorn
38. Related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle
pastoral
pluralism
ideology
mortality
39. Kept from public knowledge by various means; held back
eradicate
indigenous
suppressed
deity
40. Strive to equal or match - especially by imitating
pagan
monasticism
emulate
concubine
41. A belief - principle - or teaching
fuse
adherents
doctrine
autonomy
42. Centered on a specific ethnic group - usually one's own
status
eunuchs
ethnocentric
adept
43. Having superior power and influence
sovereignty
paramount
ecclesiastic
maritime
44. Someone Who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
indigenous
secular
concubine
adept
45. Direct descent from a particular ancestor
fuse
lineage
scorn
stratify
46. The combination of parts to make a whole
synthesis
pastoral
faction
paramount
47. A person's condition or position in the eyes of the law; relative rank or standing - especially in society ;prestige
status
suppressed
egalitarian
adherents
48. Relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen
puritanical
positivism
evangelize
maritime
49. Predicted; foretold
prophesized
indigenous
sovereignty
concubine
50. Relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen
papacy
inextricable
maritime
abdicate