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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. Relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages
advent
medieval
imperial
precedent
2. Very strict in matters of religious or moral conduct
inevitable
deity
hierarchy
puritanical
3. Independence; self-determination - political independence
autonomy
hastened
monasticism
manifestation
4. Preach the gospel (to)
mortality
heretic
inextricable
evangelize
5. Based on or tracing descent through the male line
indigenous
sedentary
affiliation
patrilineal
6. The body of doctrine - myth - belief - etc. - that guides an individual - social movement - institution - class - or large group.
ideology
papacy
inextricable
ethnocentric
7. Otherworldly; mysterious; enigmatic
faction
harem
mystic
pagan
8. Lower in rank or position - secondary; one Who is in a lower position or under the orders of someone else;
eunuchs
subordinate
hierarchy
concubine
9. Royal authority; supreme power and authority
eunuchs
papacy
congregate
sovereignty
10. Control of a product or service by one company
imperial
textiles
egalitarian
monopoly
11. To stop; delay - hinder
deity
sect
heretic
forestalling
12. Worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion
secular
positivism
sect
morality
13. Preach the gospel (to)
vigor
hastened
evangelize
mortality
14. The body of doctrine - myth - belief - etc. - that guides an individual - social movement - institution - class - or large group.
ideology
sedentary
piety
secular
15. A person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the those of the Roman Catholic Church
indigenous
heretic
monasticism
hinterland
16. Worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion
indigenous
ethnocentric
secular
ethics
17. Sameness; monotony; uniform - the same all over
concubine
harem
uniformity
status
18. Otherworldly; mysterious; enigmatic
mystic
aristocracy
papacy
monasticism
19. Lower in rank or position - secondary; one Who is in a lower position or under the orders of someone else;
synthesis
subordinate
eradicate
status
20. Multiple ethnic or religious groups existing in the same area
suppressed
pluralism
garrison
monopoly
21. A belief - principle - or teaching
morality
doctrine
innate
papacy
22. A remote and undeveloped area
abdicate
indigenous
ethnocentric
hinterland
23. Philosophy
aristocracy
pastoral
ethics
positivism
24. A clergyman or other person in religious orders
mystic
inextricable
emulate
ecclesiastic
25. The official head of the Roman Catholic Church.
ecclesiastic
hastened
papacy
pagan
26. To come together in a group or crowd - assemble
classical
pastoral
congregate
prophesized
27. Any system of persons or things ranked one above another
inextricable
maritime
monopoly
hierarchy
28. To stop; delay - hinder
eradicate
prophesized
forestalling
prophesized
29. Living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
morality
theocracy
suppressed
harem
30. Arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)
pagan
abdicate
secular
advent
31. Centered on a specific ethnic group - usually one's own
prophesized
congregate
ethnocentric
mortality
32. The ceremony of installing a new monarch
ideology
classical
investiture
forestalling
33. Strive to equal or match - especially by imitating
matrilineal
forestalling
emulate
nationalism
34. Native to a certain area
concubine
status
indigenous
scorn
35. To give up power
positivism
abdicate
synthesis
ideology
36. Very strict in matters of religious or moral conduct
puritanical
textiles
positivism
indigenous
37. Incapable of being avoided or prevented - bound to happen
inevitable
garrison
ecclesiastic
piety
38. The official head of the Roman Catholic Church.
papacy
venerate
pluralism
morality
39. Decaying or decayed - especially in terms of morals - downfall
decadent
ethnocentric
scorn
hinterland
40. Largely inactive - accustomed to sitting
subordinate
sedentary
evangelize
morality
41. Living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
harem
papacy
medieval
patrilineal
42. Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant; mix together different elements
fuse
pagan
mystic
papacy
43. Independence; self-determination - political independence
monasticism
autonomy
affiliation
patrilineal
44. A person's condition or position in the eyes of the law; relative rank or standing - especially in society ;prestige
despot
status
pastoral
ethics
45. Someone Who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
textiles
puritanical
adept
aristocracy
46. Direct descent from a particular ancestor
monasticism
suppressed
lineage
prophesized
47. Strength - energy
inevitable
nationalism
indigenous
vigor
48. Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
pagan
morality
vigor
heretic
49. Divide society into social classes or castes; to arrange in layers
patrilineal
emulate
evangelize
stratify
50. The business given to a commercial establishment by its customers
theocracy
patronage
harem
status