Vocabulary Quiz

What does the word 'peril' mean?

• Something that is dangerous

• Expressing sympathy or sorrow

• A facial expression of pain or disgust

• A tendency to believe too readily

What does the word 'condole' mean?

• Something that is dangerous

• Expressing sympathy or sorrow

• A facial expression of pain or disgust

• A tendency to believe too readily

What does the word 'grimace' mean?

• Something that is dangerous

• Expressing sympathy or sorrow

• A facial expression of pain or disgust

• A tendency to believe too readily

What does the word 'credulity' mean?

• Something that is dangerous

• Expressing sympathy or sorrow

• A facial expression of pain or disgust

• A tendency to believe too readily

What does the word 'compensation' mean?

• Something that is dangerous

• Expressing sympathy or sorrow

• A facial expression of pain or disgust

• Is something, such as money, is received as payment for a mistake or damage

What does the word 'resignation' mean?

• Something that is dangerous

• Expressing sympathy or sorrow

• The acceptance of something that is inescapable

• A tendency to believe too readily

What does the word 'fate' mean?

• Something that is dangerous

• Expressing sympathy or sorrow

• A facial expression of pain or disgust

• The development of events outside a person's control, regarded as predetermined by a supernatural power

What does the word 'hastily' mean?

• With excessive speed or urgency; hurriedly

• Expressing sympathy or sorrow

• A facial expression of pain or disgust

• A tendency to believe too readily

What does the word 'provoke' mean?

• Something that is dangerous

• Stimulate or give rise to (a reaction or emotion, typically, a strong or unwelcome one) in someone

• A facial expression of pain or disgust

• A tendency to believe too readily

What does the word 'torrent' mean?

• Something that is dangerous

• Expressing sympathy or sorrow

• An overwhelming outpouring of (something, typically words)

• A tendency to believe too readily