WOT- Vocab part 2

Question 1

Sacrilege:

Answer 1

Violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred.

Question 2

Chaste:

Answer 2

Abstaining from sexual intercourse.

Question 3

Sanctity:

Answer 3

The state or quality of being holy, sacred, or saintly.

Question 4

Self-abasement:

Answer 4

The belittling or humiliation of oneself.

Question 5

Epitaph:

Answer 5

A phrase or form of words written in memory of a person who has died, especially as an inscription on a tombstone.

Question 6

Ignoble:

Answer 6

Not honourable in character or purpose.

Question 7

Pyre:

Answer 7

A heap of combustible material, especially one for burning a corpse as part of a funeral ceremony.

Question 8

Kleos:

Answer 8

The ancient Greek concept of honour or renown earned through glorious battle.

Question 9

Fallible:

Answer 9

Capable of making mistakes or being wrong.

Question 10

Iconoclastic attitude:

Answer 10

Criticizing or attacking cherished beliefs or institutions.

Question 11

Nihilist:

Answer 11

A person who believes that life is meaningless and rejects all religious and moral principles.

Question 12

Revered:

Answer 12

Feel deep respect or admiration for (something).

Question 13

Petulant:

Answer 13

(Of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or bad-tempered.

Question 14

Antiquity:

Answer 14

An object, building, or work of art from the ancient past.

Question 15

Harlot:

Answer 15

A woman who has many casual sexual encounters or relationships.

Question 16

Promiscuity:

Answer 16

The fact or state of being promiscuous.

Question 17

Nadir:

Answer 17

The lowest or most unsuccessful point in a situation.

Question 18

Peripeteia:

Answer 18

A reversal; a shift in fortunes.

Question 19

Anagnorisis:

Answer 19

Recognition - a realisation of the truth of the situation.

Question 20

Pyrrhic victory:

Answer 20

Won at too great a cost to have been worthwhile for the victor.