Vocabulary Quiz #1

What is the meaning of the word 'coercion'?

• A row made by a plow for planting seeds

• Deception; trickery

• To give into an action or feeling

• Force; threats

What is the synonym of the word 'suppliant'?

• One who asks for something; a beggar

• Low; ignoble; sinful

• Evil; damaging; dangerous

• Religious devotion; faith

What does the term 'furrow' refer to?

• To hit; to attack

• Too horrible to describe; unspeakable

• A row made by a plow for planting seeds; trench

• Ability to work or perform

What does it mean to 'indulge' in something?

• To conquer; to bring under one's control

• To fly in a circle

• Distressed; heartbroken

• To give into an action or feeling

What is the definition of the word 'base'?

• Stolen goods; loot

• Difficult; challenging

• Low; ignoble; sinful

• One who creates new things; a pioneer

What is the meaning of the word 'deceit'?

• To hit; to attack

• Evil; damaging; dangerous

• Deception; trickery

• Too horrible to describe; unspeakable

What is the synonym of the word 'pernicious'?

• One who asks for something; a beggar

• Dark; somber; related to the river Styx and hell

• Religious devotion; faith

• Evil; damaging; dangerous

What does the term 'Stygian' mean?

• A row made by a plow for planting seeds; trench

• Too horrible to describe; unspeakable

• Dark; somber; related to the river Styx and hell

• Ability to work or perform

What does the word 'plunder' refer to?

• To conquer; to bring under one's control

• To fly in a circle

• Stolen goods; loot

• Distressed; heartbroken

What is the meaning of the word 'piety'?

• To hit; to attack

• Difficult; challenging

• Religious devotion; faith

• One who creates new things; a pioneer