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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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1. Woven materials; cloth






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






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






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






5. Having superior power and influence






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






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






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






9. Death rate






10. Preach the gospel (to)






11. Relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages






12. Worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion






13. A god or goddess






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






15. Devotion and reverence to God






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






17. The ceremony of installing a new monarch






18. Devotion and reverence to God






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






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






21. Incapable of being solved or untangled






22. A god or goddess






23. The official head of the Roman Catholic Church.






24. Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong






25. A clergyman or other person in religious orders






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






27. Based on or tracing descent through the male line






28. Woven materials; cloth






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






30. The act of being formally connected or joined






31. Philosophy






32. Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong






33. The combination of parts to make a whole






34. 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






35. Royal authority; supreme power and authority






36. Strive to equal or match - especially by imitating






37. A cruel and oppressive dictator - tyrant






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






39. Worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion






40. Relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages






41. Direct descent from a particular ancestor






42. Love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it






43. Faithfulness; allegiance; loyalty






44. Control of a product or service by one company






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






46. A remote and undeveloped area






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






48. To give up power






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






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







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