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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. Regard with feelings of respect and reverence






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






3. Devotion and reverence to God






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






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






6. Faithfulness; allegiance; loyalty






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






8. Incapable of being solved or untangled






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






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






11. The ceremony of installing a new monarch






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






13. To give up power






14. Based on or tracing descent through the male line






15. The most powerful members of a society (some with hereditary titles)






16. The act of being formally connected or joined






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. A fortified military post where troops are stationed






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






20. To stop; delay - hinder






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






22. Relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages






23. Very strict in matters of religious or moral conduct






24. Someone Who is dazzlingly skilled in any field






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






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






27. Largely inactive - accustomed to sitting






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






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






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






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






32. A fortified military post where troops are stationed






33. Otherworldly; mysterious; enigmatic






34. Very strict in matters of religious or moral conduct






35. Woven materials; cloth






36. Natural - inborn






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






38. 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






39. The official head of the Roman Catholic Church.






40. Mistress






41. A remote and undeveloped area






42. Belief in government run by religious leaders






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






44. Devotion and reverence to God






45. Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong






46. To stop; delay - hinder






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






48. Relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages






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






50. Death rate