The Odyssey Vocabulary Books 1-4

Set: The Odyssey Vocabulary Books 1-4

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	Term	Definition
	ordained	predestined; fixed or established by order or command
	patrimony	inheritance from a father or other ancestor
	baleful	deadly, dangerous
	beguiling	deluding, decieving
	buffets	to strike against forcefully, batter
	relent	to cause to be less harsh or severe; to give in
	renown	state of being much known and talked of
	retainers	servant/attendant (esp. in the household of a highly ranked or celebrated person)
	din	jumble of loud sounds
	engendering	to generate, procreate, bring to existence
	divining/divination	divining-to know by inspiration, intuition or r seflection; divination- prediction
	sage	harving or exhibiting wisdom
	lament	to express grief; mourn
	cunning	marked by deceptiveness and subletly
	foreboding	to indicate the likelihood of; to predict or prophecy
	malice	desire to harm others or see others suffer; extreme ill, spite
	insolent	rude, disrespectful; impertinent
	precedence	prioirty claimed or recieved
	hekatomb	sacrifice to the gods consisting of 100 oxen or cattle
	stratagem	military maneuver designed to trick or surprise enemy
	pacify	to ease angir or agitation
	rite	ceremonial/religious act
	mulled	to think over a lot, ponder
	illustrious	well-known and distinguished;eminent
	lithe	flexible, easily bent
	desolation	devestation, ruin
	revel	to take great pleasure or delight; to pull back, retract
	surfeit	overindulgence in food or drink
	dissemble	to disguise or conceal behind a false appearance
	clamor	to exclaim insistently and noisily

kls_scholar : Wow, "blueberryskirts." You got some tough words there.

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