Power and Influence Vocabulary Review

Match the term on the left with its correct definition on the right. Write the letter in the blank.

• Unclear or having multiple possible meanings

• Altruistic

• A long speech given alone on stage

• Ambiguous

• Supreme power or authority

• Sovereignty

• Moving quietly and secretly

• Soliloquy

• Putting others' needs before your own

• Stealthy

The wise mentor offered _______________ to help the hero make the moral choice.

• counsel

• instigate

• inevitable

• equivocate

Don't try to _______________ an argument with your brother.

• provoke

• engage

• exacerbate

It seemed _______________ that the truth would come out after the little sister overheard her two brothers talking.

• inevitable

• uncertain

• doubtful

• unlikely

His speech was designed to ________ change after increasing awareness within the community.

• instigate

• resolute

• apathetic

• provoke

Politicians may _______________ when asked difficult questions to avoid telling the truth.

• equivocate

• instigate

• provoke

• counsel

The knight's (a)   led him to challenge the dragon without proper preparation.

• hubris

• morality

Speaking in a(n) (a)   manner, the diplomat avoided making any clear commitments.

• ambiguous
• stealthy

The princess showed (a)   behavior when she gave up her royal title and crown to help her people.

• altruistic
• dauntless

Moving in a (a)   way, the spy avoided detection.

• stealthy
• sovereign