The Odyssey vocabulary
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25 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 dissemble | to conceal |
| lithe | flexible |
| incredulous | unbelieving |
| bemusing | in a confusing manner |
| glowering | looking or staring with anger or annoyance |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| contempt | the act of despising |
| plunder | to take goods by force |
| squall | a gust of wind |
| dispatch | to send off with promptness, to kill quickly and efficiently |
| mammoth | immense, huge |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of something |
| cherish | to treasure, hold with great value |
| insidious | treacherous |
| valor | personal bravery |
| surpass | exceed; be better |
| ember | remains of a fire |
| ambrosia | food of the greek and roman gods |
| whey | the watery part of milk, separated from the cheese |
| odyssey | a long wandering marked by changes of fortune. |
| brazen | made of brass |
| haughty | blatantly and disdain fully proud |
| oracle | a wise person who makes goods decisions or give good opinions |
| prudent | wise and judicious |
| vagabond | wandering |
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