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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. The business given to a commercial establishment by its customers






2. Faithfulness; allegiance; loyalty






3. Otherworldly; mysterious; enigmatic






4. Otherworldly; mysterious; enigmatic






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






6. Based on or tracing descent through the male line






7. Having superior power and influence






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






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






10. Death rate






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






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






13. Death rate






14. Mistress






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






16. Mistress






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






18. Love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it






19. The official head of the Roman Catholic Church.






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






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






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






23. Woven materials; cloth






24. A remote and undeveloped area






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






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






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






28. Relating to or associated with an empire






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






30. Strength - energy






31. To move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry






32. The ceremony of installing a new monarch






33. Believers - followers






34. Believers - followers






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






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






37. Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong






38. Worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion






39. Castrated males - originally in charge of protection of the ruler's concubines. Eventually had major roles in government - especially in China.






40. Largely inactive - accustomed to sitting






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






42. Control of a product or service by one company






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






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






45. Strength - energy






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






47. The official head of the Roman Catholic Church.






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






49. A god or goddess






50. To wipe out; to destroy