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






2. Incapable of being solved or untangled






3. Largely inactive - accustomed to sitting






4. Worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion






5. Strength - energy






6. Largely inactive - accustomed to sitting






7. Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong






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






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






10. Direct descent from a particular ancestor






11. Someone Who is dazzlingly skilled in any field






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






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






14. Direct descent from a particular ancestor






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






16. Mistress






17. Woven materials; cloth






18. The act of being formally connected or joined






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






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






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






22. Love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it






23. A god or goddess






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






25. Relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages






26. Someone Who is drafted into military service






27. A person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions.






28. Someone Who is drafted into military service






29. Belief in government run by religious leaders






30. The act of being formally connected or joined






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






32. A fortified military post where troops are stationed






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






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






35. Incapable of being solved or untangled






36. 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






37. Relating to or associated with an empire






38. Devotion and reverence to God






39. Believers - followers






40. Faithfulness; allegiance; loyalty






41. A belief - principle - or teaching






42. Death rate






43. Devotion and reverence to God






44. Natural - inborn






45. A clergyman or other person in religious orders






46. Predicted; foretold






47. A remote and undeveloped area






48. Strive to equal or match - especially by imitating






49. A person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions.






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