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Global Words You Should Know
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Subjects
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literacy
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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 god or goddess
aristocracy
innate
mortality
deity
2. Right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son; seniority by birth
stratify
abdicate
primogeniture
subsequent
3. The act of being formally connected or joined
pagan
manifestation
affiliation
despot
4. Decaying or decayed - especially in terms of morals - downfall
decadent
fealty
primogeniture
papacy
5. Predicted; foretold
subsequent
fealty
prophesized
lineage
6. The business given to a commercial establishment by its customers
patronage
eunuchs
conscript
ethnocentric
7. Someone Who is drafted into military service
conscript
hierarchy
sect
ideology
8. Multiple ethnic or religious groups existing in the same area
sovereignty
decadent
pluralism
hierarchy
9. Castrated males - originally in charge of protection of the ruler's concubines. Eventually had major roles in government - especially in China.
sedentary
eunuchs
pastoral
sovereignty
10. Mistress
status
forestalling
primogeniture
concubine
11. Very strict in matters of religious or moral conduct
suppressed
garrison
faction
puritanical
12. Any system of persons or things ranked one above another
subordinate
classical
morality
hierarchy
13. The official head of the Roman Catholic Church.
subordinate
faction
mystic
papacy
14. Woven materials; cloth
concubine
textiles
monasticism
hierarchy
15. Largely inactive - accustomed to sitting
eunuchs
ethics
sedentary
papacy
16. To give up power
harem
evangelize
abdicate
mortality
17. The ceremony of installing a new monarch
morality
investiture
venerate
egalitarian
18. Lower in rank or position - secondary; one Who is in a lower position or under the orders of someone else;
piety
aristocracy
subordinate
autonomy
19. To stop; delay - hinder
forestalling
emulate
evangelize
sect
20. Worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion
forestalling
hastened
secular
doctrine
21. The most powerful members of a society (some with hereditary titles)
aristocracy
eradicate
autonomy
monasticism
22. Sameness; monotony; uniform - the same all over
papacy
uniformity
vigor
hierarchy
23. Very strict in matters of religious or moral conduct
puritanical
advent
ethnocentric
nationalism
24. A person who believes in the equality of all people
precedent
matrilineal
egalitarian
secular
25. Of recognized authority or excellence; relating to ancient Greece or Rome
classical
mystic
pastoral
ecclesiastic
26. Someone Who is drafted into military service
conscript
morality
manifestation
indigenous
27. Incapable of being avoided or prevented - bound to happen
patrilineal
monasticism
inevitable
medieval
28. Preach the gospel (to)
abdicate
affiliation
classical
evangelize
29. The ceremony of installing a new monarch
secular
investiture
sedentary
lineage
30. Right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son; seniority by birth
primogeniture
morality
mortality
secular
31. Mistress
patrilineal
forestalling
concubine
eunuchs
32. Arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)
harem
advent
pluralism
pastoral
33. A god or goddess
suppressed
aristocracy
subordinate
deity
34. Regard with feelings of respect and reverence
faction
autonomy
venerate
indigenous
35. Worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion
monasticism
secular
innate
synthesis
36. Devotion and reverence to God
concubine
piety
evangelize
primogeniture
37. To wipe out; to destroy
doctrine
abdicate
congregate
eradicate
38. A person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions.
lineage
congregate
fealty
pagan
39. A fortified military post where troops are stationed
garrison
mystic
pluralism
harem
40. Direct descent from a particular ancestor
uniformity
monasticism
lineage
pastoral
41. The combination of parts to make a whole
status
uniformity
synthesis
subsequent
42. Open disrespect for a person or thing - look down on with disdain
scorn
hierarchy
positivism
imperial
43. To move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry
hastened
precedent
puritanical
synthesis
44. A person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the those of the Roman Catholic Church
advent
pluralism
eunuchs
heretic
45. A person's condition or position in the eyes of the law; relative rank or standing - especially in society ;prestige
paramount
status
uniformity
abdicate
46. A belief - principle - or teaching
doctrine
ethics
scorn
garrison
47. Believers - followers
lineage
adherents
papacy
patrilineal
48. Otherworldly; mysterious; enigmatic
ecclesiastic
suppressed
mystic
decadent
49. Native to a certain area
harem
conscript
indigenous
lineage
50. The body of doctrine - myth - belief - etc. - that guides an individual - social movement - institution - class - or large group.
ideology
mortality
hierarchy
deity