Match the words in Column 1 with their meanings in Column 2. Share your answers with your classmates and the teacher.
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| 1. vassal (n) | (i) extreme anger |
| 2. coronation (n) | (ii) take hold of suddenly or forcibly |
| 3. successor (n) | (iii) happen in a violent way |
| 4. rash (adj.) | (iv) acting or doing something without thinking about the consequences |
| 5. sovereign country (n) | (v) association or partnership |
| 6. league (n) | (vi) a ceremony at which a person is made king or queen |
| 7. wrath (n) | (vii) fearless |
| 8. seize (v) | (viii) capture |
| 9. resolve (n) | (ix) a country with a government having complete authority |
| 10. raged (v) | (x) a country/state that is controlled by a more powerful country and has to pay money when needed |
| 11. decisive (adj.) | (xi) a person who succeeds another |
| 12. apprehended (v) | (xii) take revenge for |
| 13. dauntless (adj) | (xiii) showing the ability to make decisions effectively |
| 14. avenge (v) | (xiv) determination |
1-x, 2-vi, 3-xi, 4-iv, 5-ix, 6-v, 7-i, 8-ii, 9-xiv, 10-iii, 11-xiii, 12-viii, 13-vii, 14-xii
Explanation
The matching pairs are: vassal - a country/state controlled by a more powerful country; coronation - ceremony for making a king/queen; successor - person who succeeds another; rash - acting without thinking of consequences; sovereign country - country with complete governmental authority; league - association or partnership; wrath - extreme anger; seize - take hold suddenly/forcibly; resolve - determination; raged - happen in violent way; decisive - ability to make decisions effectively; apprehended - captured; dauntless - fearless; avenge - take revenge for.