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Global Words You Should Know
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1. Castrated males - originally in charge of protection of the ruler's concubines. Eventually had major roles in government - especially in China.
stratify
eunuchs
papacy
heretic
2. Arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)
precedent
adherents
advent
positivism
3. The business given to a commercial establishment by its customers
patronage
deity
monopoly
pastoral
4. Incapable of being solved or untangled
inextricable
ethnocentric
monasticism
concubine
5. 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
monasticism
imperial
secular
monopoly
6. Right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son; seniority by birth
adherents
morality
classical
primogeniture
7. The most powerful members of a society (some with hereditary titles)
lineage
aristocracy
pastoral
hastened
8. Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
hinterland
morality
fuse
harem
9. Someone Who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
uniformity
suppressed
adept
hierarchy
10. Strength - energy
precedent
classical
status
vigor
11. Lower in rank or position - secondary; one Who is in a lower position or under the orders of someone else;
monasticism
theocracy
advent
subordinate
12. Right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son; seniority by birth
fuse
primogeniture
ideology
faction
13. The body of doctrine - myth - belief - etc. - that guides an individual - social movement - institution - class - or large group.
ideology
sovereignty
adept
stratify
14. A belief - principle - or teaching
primogeniture
doctrine
harem
subsequent
15. Independence; self-determination - political independence
mystic
adherents
autonomy
fealty
16. Control of a product or service by one company
scorn
monopoly
sedentary
papacy
17. Royal authority; supreme power and authority
pastoral
sovereignty
innate
classical
18. The combination of parts to make a whole
synthesis
innate
precedent
congregate
19. Relating to a social system in which family descent and inheritance rights are traced through the mother
sovereignty
paramount
matrilineal
garrison
20. Woven materials; cloth
pluralism
mystic
textiles
adherents
21. To move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry
matrilineal
hastened
mystic
eunuchs
22. Mistress
concubine
garrison
morality
papacy
23. Decaying or decayed - especially in terms of morals - downfall
faction
decadent
manifestation
abdicate
24. Strive to equal or match - especially by imitating
classical
hierarchy
ethics
emulate
25. To come together in a group or crowd - assemble
theocracy
despot
congregate
subordinate
26. Having superior power and influence
paramount
uniformity
sedentary
adherents
27. A person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions.
pagan
inextricable
concubine
autonomy
28. Outward demonstration; indication of the presence of something;
manifestation
advent
despot
concubine
29. Mistress
patronage
nationalism
concubine
maritime
30. Sameness; monotony; uniform - the same all over
piety
uniformity
investiture
forestalling
31. A remote and undeveloped area
hinterland
aristocracy
garrison
monopoly
32. Direct descent from a particular ancestor
scorn
vigor
lineage
hierarchy
33. (n) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
classical
emulate
precedent
classical
34. Divide society into social classes or castes; to arrange in layers
mystic
lineage
hastened
stratify
35. Someone Who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
adept
positivism
congregate
classical
36. (n) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
investiture
fealty
precedent
piety
37. 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
monasticism
fuse
venerate
primogeniture
38. Of recognized authority or excellence; relating to ancient Greece or Rome
status
adept
inevitable
classical
39. Direct descent from a particular ancestor
ethnocentric
lineage
primogeniture
status
40. Incapable of being avoided or prevented - bound to happen
manifestation
inevitable
autonomy
hierarchy
41. Belief in government run by religious leaders
theocracy
forestalling
inevitable
patronage
42. Native to a certain area
eunuchs
indigenous
abdicate
inevitable
43. Predicted; foretold
prophesized
classical
monasticism
positivism
44. The official head of the Roman Catholic Church.
aristocracy
papacy
harem
manifestation
45. A belief - principle - or teaching
indigenous
investiture
doctrine
eradicate
46. A person's condition or position in the eyes of the law; relative rank or standing - especially in society ;prestige
textiles
ideology
eunuchs
status
47. Control of a product or service by one company
subsequent
decadent
garrison
monopoly
48. Lower in rank or position - secondary; one Who is in a lower position or under the orders of someone else;
despot
subordinate
scorn
concubine
49. Kept from public knowledge by various means; held back
suppressed
autonomy
pagan
fealty
50. Largely inactive - accustomed to sitting
affiliation
sedentary
innate
puritanical