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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. Having superior power and influence






2. Regard with feelings of respect and reverence






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






4. The official head of the Roman Catholic Church.






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






6. Relating to or associated with an empire






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






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






9. To stop; delay - hinder






10. The combination of parts to make a whole






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






12. The act of being formally connected or joined






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






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






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






16. 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






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






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






19. Someone Who is drafted into military service






20. Preach the gospel (to)






21. Royal authority; supreme power and authority






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






23. Control of a product or service by one company






24. Otherworldly; mysterious; enigmatic






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






26. Largely inactive - accustomed to sitting






27. Control of a product or service by one company






28. Love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it






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






30. Native to a certain area






31. Woven materials; cloth






32. Predicted; foretold






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






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






35. A god or goddess






36. (n) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action






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






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






39. To wipe out; to destroy






40. Someone Who is drafted into military service






41. Someone Who is dazzlingly skilled in any field






42. Royal authority; supreme power and authority






43. To give up power






44. A cruel and oppressive dictator - tyrant






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






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






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






48. Largely inactive - accustomed to sitting






49. A clergyman or other person in religious orders






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