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Global Words You Should Know
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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. Following in time or order - following - coming after or later
ecclesiastic
subsequent
doctrine
monasticism
2. Related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle
vigor
despot
sect
pastoral
3. Arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)
ethnocentric
advent
heretic
subsequent
4. Lower in rank or position - secondary; one Who is in a lower position or under the orders of someone else;
inevitable
subordinate
positivism
status
5. Independence; self-determination - political independence
autonomy
eunuchs
theocracy
subordinate
6. Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant; mix together different elements
subsequent
inextricable
fuse
papacy
7. Multiple ethnic or religious groups existing in the same area
pluralism
inevitable
conscript
manifestation
8. Based on or tracing descent through the male line
patrilineal
inevitable
doctrine
positivism
9. Strength - energy
adherents
papacy
vigor
stratify
10. Preach the gospel (to)
piety
paramount
vigor
evangelize
11. Strive to equal or match - especially by imitating
synthesis
emulate
subsequent
sovereignty
12. A subdivision of a larger religious group - A relatively small group that has broken away from an established denomination
prophesized
sect
scorn
uniformity
13. A cruel and oppressive dictator - tyrant
puritanical
forestalling
secular
despot
14. Someone Who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
adept
subsequent
indigenous
autonomy
15. Royal authority; supreme power and authority
subordinate
medieval
sovereignty
manifestation
16. Regard with feelings of respect and reverence
monasticism
venerate
fealty
lineage
17. A god or goddess
prophesized
pastoral
imperial
deity
18. A person who believes in the equality of all people
adept
precedent
egalitarian
evangelize
19. Outward demonstration; indication of the presence of something;
paramount
doctrine
affiliation
manifestation
20. Relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages
medieval
hinterland
theocracy
pastoral
21. The combination of parts to make a whole
synthesis
inextricable
heretic
medieval
22. Otherworldly; mysterious; enigmatic
mystic
fuse
hierarchy
autonomy
23. Right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son; seniority by birth
theocracy
ecclesiastic
precedent
primogeniture
24. Someone Who is drafted into military service
aristocracy
lineage
ideology
conscript
25. Very strict in matters of religious or moral conduct
abdicate
inevitable
puritanical
patrilineal
26. Love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it
eradicate
hastened
papacy
nationalism
27. Of recognized authority or excellence; relating to ancient Greece or Rome
pluralism
classical
hastened
imperial
28. The combination of parts to make a whole
vigor
synthesis
hinterland
emulate
29. Believers - followers
status
mortality
adherents
eradicate
30. The most powerful members of a society (some with hereditary titles)
forestalling
precedent
aristocracy
synthesis
31. Incapable of being solved or untangled
hastened
despot
monasticism
inextricable
32. Relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen
forestalling
hastened
garrison
maritime
33. Having superior power and influence
patronage
paramount
conscript
egalitarian
34. Otherworldly; mysterious; enigmatic
mystic
hastened
pastoral
uniformity
35. A person's condition or position in the eyes of the law; relative rank or standing - especially in society ;prestige
deity
monopoly
pluralism
status
36. To come together in a group or crowd - assemble
ecclesiastic
affiliation
monopoly
congregate
37. Direct descent from a particular ancestor
egalitarian
lineage
suppressed
inextricable
38. Castrated males - originally in charge of protection of the ruler's concubines. Eventually had major roles in government - especially in China.
affiliation
eunuchs
venerate
secular
39. Love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it
ideology
monopoly
nationalism
evangelize
40. The most powerful members of a society (some with hereditary titles)
monasticism
aristocracy
patronage
evangelize
41. Predicted; foretold
abdicate
prophesized
hierarchy
forestalling
42. Devotion and reverence to God
morality
piety
mystic
pastoral
43. To move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry
faction
hastened
pastoral
vigor
44. The official head of the Roman Catholic Church.
papacy
mortality
heretic
matrilineal
45. Castrated males - originally in charge of protection of the ruler's concubines. Eventually had major roles in government - especially in China.
eunuchs
ethics
conscript
textiles
46. Kept from public knowledge by various means; held back
adept
aristocracy
suppressed
sovereignty
47. Control of a product or service by one company
precedent
vigor
monopoly
congregate
48. Death rate
venerate
mortality
suppressed
puritanical
49. Decaying or decayed - especially in terms of morals - downfall
imperial
mortality
decadent
primogeniture
50. Predicted; foretold
status
prophesized
primogeniture
indigenous