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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. Belief in government run by religious leaders






2. Natural - inborn






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






4. To stop; delay - hinder






5. Worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion






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






7. Strive to equal or match - especially by imitating






8. Relating to or associated with an empire






9. Mistress






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






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






12. Having superior power and influence






13. Philosophy






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






15. Independence; self-determination - political independence






16. Having superior power and influence






17. To wipe out; to destroy






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






19. The ceremony of installing a new monarch






20. Incapable of being solved or untangled






21. Preach the gospel (to)






22. Based on or tracing descent through the male line






23. Believers - followers






24. Strength - energy






25. The combination of parts to make a whole






26. 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






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






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






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






30. Woven materials; cloth






31. A cruel and oppressive dictator - tyrant






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






33. Faithfulness; allegiance; loyalty






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






35. To stop; delay - hinder






36. Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong






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






38. Death rate






39. Love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it






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






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






42. Incapable of being solved or untangled






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






44. A remote and undeveloped area






45. Very strict in matters of religious or moral conduct






46. Devotion and reverence to God






47. Code of morality






48. Relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages






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






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