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Odyssey Vocab
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English
9th Grade
05/26/2011
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formidable
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causing fear or dread; inspiring awe or wonder
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guile
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crafty deceit; sly tricks; cunning
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plunder
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things taken by force or robbery
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unyoking time
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when the sun goes down
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prodigious
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very great; huge; vast
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victuals
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supplies of food
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rogue
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dishonest or unprincipled person; scoundrel; rascal
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divers
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several different
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sage
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wise
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succumb
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give way; yield
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chide
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find fault with; scold
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chrism
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oil
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supplication
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humble prayer addressed to a god
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shade
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ghost
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flayed
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having the skin or outer covering stripped off; skinned
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courier
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messenger
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whelp
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young dog, wolf, bear, lion, tiger
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gullet
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throat
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promontory
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high point of land extending from the coast into the water; cape; headland
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maelstrom
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great or turbulent whirlpool
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avail
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benefit
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kine
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cows or cattle
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furl
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roll up; fold up
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ardor
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passion; great enthusiasm; eagerness
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travail
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physical, mental, or emotional exertion; great effort; toil
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blanch
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become pale with fear
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