Books 9-13
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 artisans (n.) | a worker in a skilled trade, a crafts person |
| suppliant (n.) | a humble petitioner to an authoritative figure |
| fathom (adj.) | a measure of length equal to 6 feet |
| libation (n.) | a liquid poured out and drunk in honor of the gods |
| ambrosia (n.) | food and drinks of the gods, similar to nectar, very pleasing to the senses |
| sumptuous (adj.) | extremely costly, rich, luxurious, magnificent |
| potent (adj.) | having great influence, power, or effect |
| intrigue (n.) | a secret scheme to trick or fool |
| malinger (v.) | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness as to avoid duty or work |
| haggard (adj.) | looking exhausted or unwell esp. from worrying or suffering |
| sere (adj.) | being dried and withered |
| supplication (n.) | the act of making a humble request |
| desolate (adj.) | disconsolate, sorrowful through separation/neglect; bleak, dismal |
| moldering (v.) | crumbling into particles; decay, disintegrate |
| invoked (v.) | to summon a spirit or a god |
| pyre (n.) | a pile of a combustible material used for the ritual burning of a body |
| wraith (n.) | an apparition of a dead person; a phantom or ghost |
| array (n.) | arrangement in line or ranks; procession |
| august (adj.) | impressing the emotion or imagination as magnificent; respected, impressive |
| lineage (n.) | descent from an ancestor; ancestry, pedigree |
| magnanimous (adj.) | very generous or forgiving esp. towards a rival or someone less powerful than oneself |
| bastions | a rock fortification |
| cortege (n.) | a solemn procession esp. for a funeral |
| exploits (n.) | an exciting action; adventurous, heroic |
| ignominious (adj.) | shameful, disgraceful, humiliation |
| abyss (n.) | a bottomless chasm; unfathomable |
| riven (v.) | (rive) to tear apart |
| angler (n.) | a person who fishes with a rod and line |
| brimstone (n.) | sulfur for burning |
| vortex (n.) | a whirl or swirling mass of water; a strong eddy or whirlpool |
| levies (n.) | the action of collecting a tax; taxation |
| ardent (adj.) | intently eager, zealous, passionate |
| fallow (adj.) | a plowed field left uncropped in order to regain the nutrients |
| convoy (n.) | a party of sips escorting unharmed vessels for protection |
| hale (adj.) | safe, healthy, unhurt |
| comply (v.) | to conform or adapt as required or requested |
| trove (n.) | a valuable find or source of treasure |
| salutations (n.) | an expression of greeting or good will bu gesture or sound |
| tactician (n.) | one employing available means to accomplish an end |
| ignoble (adj.) | baseness (unrefined, no social manner); lawness |
| hallowed | holy or sacred |
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