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






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






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






4. Belief in government run by religious leaders






5. Having superior power and influence






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






7. Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong






8. Death rate






9. Love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it






10. Devotion and reverence to God






11. Incapable of being solved or untangled






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






13. The ceremony of installing a new monarch






14. A belief - principle - or teaching






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






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






17. 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






18. Based on or tracing descent through the male line






19. (n) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action






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






21. The official head of the Roman Catholic Church.






22. Decaying or decayed - especially in terms of morals - downfall






23. Royal authority; supreme power and authority






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






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






26. A god or goddess






27. Code of morality






28. Mistress






29. Native to a certain area






30. Otherworldly; mysterious; enigmatic






31. Worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion






32. Predicted; foretold






33. A god or goddess






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






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






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






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






38. Independence; self-determination - political independence






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






40. Belief in government run by religious leaders






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






42. To stop; delay - hinder






43. Incapable of being solved or untangled






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






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






46. Decaying or decayed - especially in terms of morals - downfall






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






48. A belief - principle - or teaching






49. Direct descent from a particular ancestor






50. Independence; self-determination - political independence