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Odyssey Vocabulary set Book2 B
Vocab for second book
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English
5th Grade
01/28/2014

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soothsayer
Definition
fortune teller
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swagger (verb - action)
Definition
thinking you are cool and awesome - walking overly proudly
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livestock
Definition
animals we raise for food
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vehemence
Definition
eagerness, enthusiasm, passion
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Nestor
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Nestor
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Nes·tor
[nes-ter, -tawr] Show IPA
noun Classical Mythology .
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
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feeling heartened
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feeling more confident, more cheerful, hopeful
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divine being
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a god
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lyre (lie er)
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musical instrument looks kinda like a harp
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chambers
Definition
rooms
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veil
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face covering - sometimes for a wedding, sometimes as a wrapping
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overpowered
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winning a fight because you have more power - men, weapons, or better skills
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conscience
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sense of right and wrong, tries to get you to do what is right
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decieved
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have been lied to, tricked or fooled
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preying
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looking for the animal you are going to eat
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Antinous
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a suitor of Penelope, Odysseus kills him when he gets back to Ithica.
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Euryclea
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nurse of Telemachus who recognizes Odysseus even though he is in a costume.
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