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The Odyssey 1-18
Vocabulary from The Odyssey
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English
10th Grade
10/21/2010

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Unscathed (adj.)
Definition
unharmed, intact, safe
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Ruddy (adj.)
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reddish, rosy, flushed, healthy-looking
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Gouge (v.)
Definition
to scratch or chisel something or to extort or extract something
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Mete (v.)
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to distribute or dole out
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Doting (adj.)
Definition
Fond, loving, devoted or foolish
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En masse
Definition
all together, as a group (in one mass)
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Potent (adj.)
Definition
strong, powerful, forceful
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Cower (v.)
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to cringe, recoil, tremeble in fear
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Rebuke (v.), (n.)
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to reprimand or scold (v.); a reproach or reprimand (n.)
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Pyre (n.)
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a pile of wood typically used to burn a body as part of a funeral rite
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Stealth (n.)
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the action of stealing or of entering or leaving a place undetected
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Sinews (n.)
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tendons taken out of an animal's body and used for binding
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August (adj.)
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inspiring, majestic, revered
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Gird (n.), (v.)
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a strap or band of any kind (n.); to encircle with a belt or a girdle (v.)
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Vagabonds (n.)
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people who wander without home or occupation; vagrants, rogues, loafers
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Ignominious (adj.)
Definition
shameful or disgraceful
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Blanching (verbal noun)
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the action of making something white
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Regalia (n.)
Definition
rights belonging to a ruler, royal powers or privileges
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Scourge (n.), (v.)

Definition
a cause of calamity or a disaster (n.); to whip severely, to flog (v.)
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Abyss (n.)
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the cavity of the lower world; the infernal pit; the bottomless gulf or void
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Shun (v.)
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to abhor, detest, loathe; to flee from; to avoid
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Concocted (v.)
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to have contrived, made up, or fabricated
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Vex (v.)
Definition
to trouble, afflict, harass
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Ignoble (adj.)
Definition
of low birth or humble station; mean, dishonorable, base
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Squalid (adj.)
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repulsive, loathsome, filthy
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Cowed (v.)
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to destroy the resolve or courage of; to bring a state or an action by intimidation - used with into
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Brusquely (adj.)
Definition
markedly short and abrupt; blunt in manner or speech often to the point of ungracious harshness
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Codger (n.)
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an often mildly eccentric and usually elderly fellow
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Gallant (n.)
Definition
a young man of fashion
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Foundered (v.)
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to become disabled; especially: to go lame; to come to grief; fail
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Yarn (n.)
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a continuous often plied strand composed of either natural or man-made fibers or filaments and used in weaving and knitting to form cloth
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Paltry (adj.)
Definition
inferior, trashy, mean, despicable
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Irreproachable (adj.)
Definition
blameless
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Pensive (adj.)
Definition
musingly or dreamingly thoughtful
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Pondered (v.)
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to think about; reflect on
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Magnanimous (adj.)
Definition
showing or suggesting nobility of feeling and generosity of mind
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Dumbfounded (adj.)
Definition
to confound briefly and usually with astonishment
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Shirk (v.)
Definition
to go stealthily, secretly; to avoid the performance of an obligation
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Bearth (n.)
Definition
sufficient distance for manuevering a ship; an amount of distance maintained for safety
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Treacherous (adj.)
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someone likely to betray
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Qualm (n.)
Definition
a sudden attack of illness, faintness
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Vagrant (n.)
Definition
wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support
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Coax (v.)
Definition
to encourage
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Unguent (n.)
Definition
an anointment put on wounds
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Raucous (adj.)
Definition
rowdy or disorderly
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Contrive (v.)
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to plan, to invent, to plot
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Deft (adj.)
Definition
to be very skilled at
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Evanescent (adj.)
Definition
vanishing, fading away, fleeting
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