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odyssey vocab
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English
9th Grade
12/16/2008
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Gallant
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honorable; brave
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Supplication
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to ask for
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Compelled
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driven by force
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Atone
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to make amends
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stealth
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furtive; secretive
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Lowly
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humble;meek
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impalpable
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intangible
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detested
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to dislike intensely
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bereft
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lacking or deprived of something
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scant
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barely sufficient; falling short of a specific measurement
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luminous
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giving off light
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adversity
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difficulties; misfortune
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indulgence
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gratification of desire
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victuals
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food; provisions
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abashed
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ashamed or embarrassed
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languish
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sluggish; weak
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procession
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parade or march
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diversion
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detour; something distracting
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profusion
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abundance; large quantity of something
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prodigious
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impressively great in size
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ponderous
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vert great in weight
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stalwart
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strong; firm
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disconsolate
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without consolation or comfort; unhappy
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woe
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suffering from misfortune
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pungent
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sharp. incisive quality
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peevish
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fretful; querulous in temperament
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inclination
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a particular disposition of mind or character
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elude
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evade; escape the notice of
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versatile
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turning with ease from one thing or position to another
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brazen
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bold, shameless
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succumb
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to yield to a superior strength or force
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hearth
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place to cook; fireplace
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remiss
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negligent;delayed too long
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serenity
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quiet;calm;peaceful
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averse
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reluctant
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insolent
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rude; contemptuous
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courier
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messanger
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afflictions
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pains; aliments
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ordained
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appointed; decreed
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coaxing
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begging; persuading
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beguiling
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deceiving; cunning
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din
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noise
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plunder
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pillage; steal
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contender
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competitor
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wretched
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miserable; mean
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flourish
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thrive; prosper
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primal
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original; basic
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pined
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long for
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indignation
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righteous anger
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