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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. Code of morality






2. Largely inactive - accustomed to sitting






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






4. Largely inactive - accustomed to sitting






5. Having superior power and influence






6. Native to a certain area






7. A person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions.






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






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






10. A clergyman or other person in religious orders






11. Belief in government run by religious leaders






12. Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong






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






14. The official head of the Roman Catholic Church.






15. The ceremony of installing a new monarch






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






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






18. Control of a product or service by one company






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






20. To stop; delay - hinder






21. Belief in government run by religious leaders






22. Based on or tracing descent through the male line






23. A god or goddess






24. Woven materials; cloth






25. The ceremony of installing a new monarch






26. Right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son; seniority by birth






27. Faithfulness; allegiance; loyalty






28. Worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion






29. Someone Who is drafted into military service






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






31. A belief - principle - or teaching






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






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






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






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






36. Sameness; monotony; uniform - the same all over






37. Lower in rank or position - secondary; one Who is in a lower position or under the orders of someone else;






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






39. Preach the gospel (to)






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






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






42. Sameness; monotony; uniform - the same all over






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






44. 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






45. Multiple ethnic or religious groups existing in the same area






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






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






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






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






50. 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