Iliad Vocab
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09vstecker on February 25, 2008
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Vocab words from The Iliad
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 affront | an insult/offense |
| envoy | messenger/diplomat |
| pestilence | plague/disease |
| entreat/entreaty | to ask earnestly (often through flattery) |
| conflagration | great fire |
| epithet | combination of adjectives placed with a name as a memory aid/qualifier |
| resplendent | bright, striking |
| beseech | to beg (urgently) |
| abominable | offensive, revolting |
| formidable | intense, powerful, awe-inspiring |
| lamentable | unfortunate, inspiring grief |
| lineage | one's pedigree |
| supplication | a request |
| ambrosia | nectar of the gods |
| daunting | intimidating, causing apprehension |
| prodiguous | immense, colossal, impressive |
| "in media res" | in the middle of things |
| bier | structure on which to place a body (funeral) |
| rancor | bitter resentment |
| melee | confused jumble of people |
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