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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. 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






2. Regard with feelings of respect and reverence






3. A clergyman or other person in religious orders






4. Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant; mix together different elements






5. A remote and undeveloped area






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






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






8. The official head of the Roman Catholic Church.






9. Strength - energy






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






11. The combination of parts to make a whole






12. Code of morality






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






14. Love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it






15. Incapable of being solved or untangled






16. Believers - followers






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






18. The ceremony of installing a new monarch






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






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






21. To stop; delay - hinder






22. Preach the gospel (to)






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






24. Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong






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






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






27. A person's condition or position in the eyes of the law; relative rank or standing - especially in society ;prestige






28. Based on or tracing descent through the male line






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






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






31. Largely inactive - accustomed to sitting






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






33. Someone Who is dazzlingly skilled in any field






34. Faithfulness; allegiance; loyalty






35. Mistress






36. Preach the gospel (to)






37. Incapable of being solved or untangled






38. A god or goddess






39. A belief - principle - or teaching






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






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






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






43. Having superior power and influence






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






45. Belief in government run by religious leaders






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






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






48. Relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages






49. Devotion and reverence to God






50. To wipe out; to destroy