War in the 20th Century Vocabulary Quiz

Excruciating

Extremely painful, severe, or intense.

Jihad

Struggle or effort to follow God’s path, resistance of wrongdoing, and do what is right.

Thanatos

“Death” in Ancient Greek

Decapitated

To cut off the head of a person or animal; to be beheaded

Emaciated

Abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or lack of food; malnutrition

Necrophilia

Sexual attraction/sexual contact with dead human bodies

Intifada

In Arabic, it means uprising or shaking off (revolt?)

Loot

To steal goods or money by force or during a chaotic event like a riot, war, or natural disaster.

Atavism

Reappearance of a trait, behavior, or characteristic from a remote ancestor or after it has been absent for many generations. (Way of thinking, acting, or living). (Throwback)

Peddle

To sell goods by traveling from place to place or to spread ideas and stories persistently.

Docility

The fact or quality of being easily handled, managed, or led. Unquestioning obedience.

Ex: Their whole military system rewards docility and conformity and punishes dynamism and adherence to strong convictions.

Apocalypse

A.) A prophecy or revelation, especially regarding a battle between good and evil.

B.) The end of a civilization, complete destruction or collapse of the world; disaster.

Despot

A king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited power; autocrat.

Tyrant or oppressor

Lethargy

The quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless and un-energetic, or indifferent and lazy.

An abnormal state or disorder characterized by drowsiness or sleep.

Seduction

An act or instance of seducing, especially sexually.

Temptation