Odyssey Vocab List 4
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gustygirl10 on October 24, 2011
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words from the book the Odyssey
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Fallow | left unplowed and unseeded during a growing season |
| Presumptuous | excessively forward |
| Repudiate | refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid |
| Abscond | run away |
| Intrepid | fearless |
| Atonement | compensation for a wrong |
| Stratagem | a clever trick used to deceive or outwit |
| Allot(ment) | the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning |
| Wrought | shaped; made |
| Enmity | a state of deep-seated ill-will |
| Plausible | likely but not certain to be or become true or real |
| Stupor | dulled state of mind or senses |
| Obstinate | persist stubbornly |
| Flotilla | a fleet of small craft |
| Fawn (v) | to flatter or praise excessively |
| Noxious | harmful; poisonous; lethal |
| Exasperated | greatly annoyed |
| Misgiving | doubt about someone's honesty |
| Foolhardy | rash; reckless; foolishly daring |
| Rebuke | to criticize sharply |
| Immoderate | excessive; extreme |
| August (adj) | majestic, inspiring admiration and respect |
| Flay | strip the skin off |
| Winnow | the act of separating grain from chaff |
| Consort | the husband or wife of a reigning monarch |
| Degrade | lower the grade of something |
| Renown | fame, glory |
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