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Global Words You Should Know
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Subjects
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literacy
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vocabulary
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son; seniority by birth
adherents
doctrine
fealty
primogeniture
2. To come together in a group or crowd - assemble
decadent
congregate
sect
harem
3. Sameness; monotony; uniform - the same all over
lineage
pluralism
innate
uniformity
4. Divide society into social classes or castes; to arrange in layers
adept
eunuchs
stratify
concubine
5. Relating to or associated with an empire
adherents
imperial
inextricable
nationalism
6. Woven materials; cloth
textiles
evangelize
deity
vigor
7. Open disrespect for a person or thing - look down on with disdain
conscript
scorn
maritime
heretic
8. Divide society into social classes or castes; to arrange in layers
stratify
indigenous
theocracy
secular
9. Royal authority; supreme power and authority
ethnocentric
ethnocentric
sovereignty
textiles
10. A group - usually a small part of a larger group - united around some cause
indigenous
status
synthesis
faction
11. Centered on a specific ethnic group - usually one's own
ideology
primogeniture
sedentary
ethnocentric
12. The most powerful members of a society (some with hereditary titles)
sovereignty
aristocracy
imperial
monopoly
13. Predicted; foretold
concubine
pastoral
prophesized
primogeniture
14. The ceremony of installing a new monarch
venerate
investiture
hinterland
abdicate
15. (n) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
hastened
precedent
secular
morality
16. A group - usually a small part of a larger group - united around some cause
papacy
inevitable
stratify
faction
17. Otherworldly; mysterious; enigmatic
decadent
mystic
ethnocentric
matrilineal
18. The act of being formally connected or joined
piety
affiliation
subsequent
innate
19. Outward demonstration; indication of the presence of something;
investiture
manifestation
advent
ideology
20. Largely inactive - accustomed to sitting
maritime
faction
sedentary
mystic
21. Following in time or order - following - coming after or later
evangelize
subsequent
status
inextricable
22. Natural - inborn
indigenous
adherents
subordinate
innate
23. A belief - principle - or teaching
doctrine
adherents
precedent
secular
24. Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant; mix together different elements
garrison
patronage
fuse
maritime
25. To come together in a group or crowd - assemble
fuse
secular
pastoral
congregate
26. Regard with feelings of respect and reverence
despot
venerate
subsequent
decadent
27. Woven materials; cloth
innate
scorn
textiles
precedent
28. Any system of persons or things ranked one above another
papacy
sedentary
nationalism
hierarchy
29. To give up power
abdicate
ethnocentric
concubine
ecclesiastic
30. Multiple ethnic or religious groups existing in the same area
uniformity
pluralism
hinterland
synthesis
31. Death rate
patrilineal
mortality
medieval
ecclesiastic
32. Someone Who is drafted into military service
sovereignty
emulate
subordinate
conscript
33. Code of morality
ethics
uniformity
hierarchy
lineage
34. Royal authority; supreme power and authority
inevitable
inevitable
faction
sovereignty
35. Control of a product or service by one company
paramount
heretic
puritanical
monopoly
36. Worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion
uniformity
fuse
uniformity
secular
37. The official head of the Roman Catholic Church.
papacy
pluralism
sedentary
inextricable
38. Decaying or decayed - especially in terms of morals - downfall
evangelize
congregate
decadent
hierarchy
39. A remote and undeveloped area
hinterland
matrilineal
lineage
hierarchy
40. A person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the those of the Roman Catholic Church
abdicate
puritanical
subsequent
heretic
41. Having superior power and influence
uniformity
paramount
mystic
monopoly
42. To move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry
hastened
forestalling
advent
concubine
43. A person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the those of the Roman Catholic Church
conscript
subsequent
heretic
piety
44. Related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle
doctrine
precedent
pastoral
aristocracy
45. Living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
harem
textiles
prophesized
classical
46. Arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)
sedentary
hinterland
forestalling
advent
47. Control of a product or service by one company
fuse
pagan
monopoly
synthesis
48. Strength - energy
vigor
theocracy
ethnocentric
autonomy
49. Having superior power and influence
inextricable
precedent
paramount
stratify
50. The combination of parts to make a whole
prophesized
harem
pastoral
synthesis