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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. Independence; self-determination - political independence






3. Otherworldly; mysterious; enigmatic






4. The combination of parts to make a whole






5. Largely inactive - accustomed to sitting






6. Belief in government run by religious leaders






7. A remote and undeveloped area






8. A god or goddess






9. Woven materials; cloth






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






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






12. The combination of parts to make a whole






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






14. Love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it






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






16. A clergyman or other person in religious orders






17. 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






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






19. Incapable of being solved or untangled






20. Royal authority; supreme power and authority






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






22. Independence; self-determination - political independence






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






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






25. A belief - principle - or teaching






26. Preach the gospel (to)






27. Woven materials; cloth






28. Faithfulness; allegiance; loyalty






29. To give up power






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






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






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






33. Native to a certain area






34. Based on or tracing descent through the male line






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






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






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






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






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






40. The official head of the Roman Catholic Church.






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






42. Otherworldly; mysterious; enigmatic






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






44. Royal authority; supreme power and authority






45. The ceremony of installing a new monarch






46. Death rate






47. Direct descent from a particular ancestor






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






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






50. Mistress