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






2. To give up power






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






4. Relating to or associated with an empire






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






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






7. Relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages






8. A fortified military post where troops are stationed






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






10. Belief in government run by religious leaders






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






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






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






14. Control of a product or service by one company






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






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






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






18. Royal authority; supreme power and authority






19. Someone Who is drafted into military service






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






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






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






23. Philosophy






24. Royal authority; supreme power and authority






25. Faithfulness; allegiance; loyalty






26. Worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion






27. Strive to equal or match - especially by imitating






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






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






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






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






32. Otherworldly; mysterious; enigmatic






33. A remote and undeveloped area






34. The ceremony of installing a new monarch






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






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






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






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






39. Natural - inborn






40. Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong






41. Direct descent from a particular ancestor






42. Mistress






43. Based on or tracing descent through the male line






44. To wipe out; to destroy






45. Death rate






46. The combination of parts to make a whole






47. Faithfulness; allegiance; loyalty






48. To wipe out; to destroy






49. Control of a product or service by one company






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