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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 associated with an empire






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






3. Worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion






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






5. The combination of parts to make a whole






6. Regard with feelings of respect and reverence






7. Of recognized authority or excellence; relating to ancient Greece or Rome






8. Incapable of being solved or untangled






9. A fortified military post where troops are stationed






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






11. The ceremony of installing a new monarch






12. Code of morality






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






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






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






16. Someone Who is drafted into military service






17. Philosophy






18. Largely inactive - accustomed to sitting






19. Devotion and reverence to God






20. Death rate






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






22. To give up power






23. The ceremony of installing a new monarch






24. Belief in government run by religious leaders






25. Predicted; foretold






26. Native to a certain area






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






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






29. Predicted; foretold






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






31. Strive to equal or match - especially by imitating






32. Woven materials; cloth






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






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






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






36. Preach the gospel (to)






37. The official head of the Roman Catholic Church.






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






39. Very strict in matters of religious or moral conduct






40. Relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages






41. A clergyman or other person in religious orders






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






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






44. Mistress






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






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






47. Control of a product or service by one company






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






49. Mistress






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