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Flashcards: English vocab the Odyssey book

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ordainedpredestined
patrimonyan inheritance from a father or other ancestor
balefuldeadly, sinister
buffetsto strike against forcefully
relentto give in
renownthe state of being famous
retainersa servant or attendant
dina jumble of loud and harsh sounds
engenderingto bring into existence
divining and divinationto know by inspiration, prediction
sagehaving wisdom
lamentmourn
cunninggiven ability to deceive
shrouda cloth used to wrap a body for burial
forebodingto indicate the likelihood of, portend; to prophecy or predict
maliceextreme ill will or spite
insolentextremely disrespectful
precedenceclaimed or received because of superiority
hekatomba sacrifice of 100 oxen/cattle
stratagemmilitary maneuver designed to deceive or surprise an enemy
pacifyto ease anger or agitation of
ritea ceremonial act or series of acts
mulledto ponder extensively
illustriouswell-known, distinguished
litheflexible, limber
desolationruin, devestation
revelto take great pleasure or delight; to pluck, retract, pull back
surfeitoverindulgence in food or drink
dissembleto disguise or conceal behind a false appearance
clamorto exclaim insistently and noisily