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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. A clergyman or other person in religious orders






2. A belief - principle - or teaching






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






4. Largely inactive - accustomed to sitting






5. Faithfulness; allegiance; loyalty






6. Royal authority; supreme power and authority






7. Open disrespect for a person or thing - look down on with disdain






8. Philosophy






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






10. Strength - energy






11. Direct descent from a particular ancestor






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






13. To stop; delay - hinder






14. To come together in a group or crowd - assemble






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






16. Open disrespect for a person or thing - look down on with disdain






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






18. Death rate






19. Otherworldly; mysterious; enigmatic






20. Very strict in matters of religious or moral conduct






21. A fortified military post where troops are stationed






22. Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant; mix together different elements






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






24. Strength - energy






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






26. Devotion and reverence to God






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






28. Control of a product or service by one company






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






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






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






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






33. Worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion






34. Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong






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






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. Very strict in matters of religious or moral conduct






39. The official head of the Roman Catholic Church.






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






41. A fortified military post where troops are stationed






42. The act of being formally connected or joined






43. The combination of parts to make a whole






44. Regard with feelings of respect and reverence






45. A belief - principle - or teaching






46. Woven materials; cloth






47. Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant; mix together different elements






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






49. Based on or tracing descent through the male line






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