Answer the following question below and choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase…

Analyze the question

The sentence is: "Some men will continue to cause offenses until they are given a taste of their own medicine." The underlined phrase is "a taste of their own medicine" (the question as pasted doesn't show the underline, but this idiom is clearly the target). We need the option closest in meaning.

Explain the concept

The idiom "a taste of your own medicine" means being treated in the same bad way that you treat others. It is a form of fair retaliation, so that the offender experiences what he has made others suffer.

Step-by-step solution

1. Meaning of the idiom: the offenders are made to suffer the same treatment they have given to others.
2. Check each option: • A. placated means calmed or appeased. This is the opposite of the idea, since the offenders are being punished, not soothed. • B. revenged on means paid back or retaliated against. This is the closest match, since the offenders are repaid in kind. • C. recompense for means compensation or payment for a loss. It is about rewarding or repaying someone who has suffered, not about making the offender suffer. • D. cured relates to "medicine" literally, but the idiom is not about healing.
3. Grammatically, "revenged on" is a little awkward (we normally say "avenged" or "taken revenge on"), but among the options it carries the retaliatory meaning of the idiom.

Answer: B. revenged on

Tip: For idiom questions, don't be misled by literal words like "medicine," which tempts you toward "cured." Ask what the whole phrase means. "A taste of your own medicine" means payback in kind, so look for words such as retaliation, revenge, or repayment.