Vocabulary Quiz

What does the term 'provocation' mean?

• A) A person who gives money or other help to a person or cause.

• B) An act or incident involving excitement, daring, or adventure.

• C) Action or speech that makes someone annoyed or angry, especially deliberately.

• D) In a way that is impossible to disentangle or separate.

Who is a 'benefactor'?

• B) Being under domination or control, especially by conquest.

• A) A priest or priestess acting as a medium through whom advice or prophecy was sought from the gods in classical antiquity.

• C) A person who gives money or other help to a person or cause.

• D) Inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable.

What does 'subjugated' mean?

• D) Involving or committing sacrilege.

• C) Being under domination or control, especially by conquest.

• B) (in Greek mythology) the struggle between the gods and the giants.

• A) In a way that is impossible to disentangle or separate.

What is 'retribution'?

• D) A person who gives money or other help to a person or cause.

• C) Punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act.

• B) (in Greek mythology) the struggle between the gods and the giants.

• A) An act or incident involving excitement, daring, or adventure.

What does 'sacrilegious' involve?

• C) Action or speech that makes someone annoyed or angry, especially deliberately.

• D) (in Greek mythology) the struggle between the gods and the giants.

• B) Involving or committing sacrilege.

• A) Inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable.

What does 'vindictive' mean?

• A) A person who gives money or other help to a person or cause.

• B) Having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge.

• C) Action or speech that makes someone annoyed or angry, especially deliberately.

• D) In a way that is impossible to disentangle or separate.

What does 'benevolent' mean?

• A) Well meaning and kindly.

• B) Being under domination or control, especially by conquest.

• C) (in Greek mythology) the struggle between the gods and the giants.

• D) In a way that is impossible to disentangle or separate.

What does 'malevolent' involve?

• A) Action or speech that makes someone annoyed or angry, especially deliberately.

• B) (in Greek mythology) the struggle between the gods and the giants.

• C) Having or showing a wish to do evil to others.

• D) Inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable.