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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. Royal authority; supreme power and authority






2. Natural - inborn






3. Woven materials; cloth






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






5. Largely inactive - accustomed to sitting






6. Worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion






7. Incapable of being solved or untangled






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






9. A god or goddess






10. Predicted; foretold






11. Royal authority; supreme power and authority






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






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






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






15. Native to a certain area






16. Natural - inborn






17. To stop; delay - hinder






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






19. Relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages






20. Relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages






21. A cruel and oppressive dictator - tyrant






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






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






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






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






26. Mistress






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






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






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






30. A belief - principle - or teaching






31. A cruel and oppressive dictator - tyrant






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






33. To wipe out; to destroy






34. Belief in government run by religious leaders






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






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






37. Direct descent from a particular ancestor






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






39. Based on or tracing descent through the male line






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






41. Mistress






42. Largely inactive - accustomed to sitting






43. Believers - followers






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






45. To stop; delay - hinder






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






47. The act of being formally connected or joined






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






49. Having superior power and influence






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