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The Odyssey
The Odyssey Vocabulary
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English
9th Grade
01/22/2012
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Pungent
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A strong, lingering scent
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Pondered
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To think deeply about
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Versatile
 Definition
Able to adapt easily
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Pine
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Desire, want, and long for
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Formidable
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Awe-inspiring in excellence, strikingly impressive
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Guile
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Insidious cunning in obtaining a goal
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Detained
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To keep from proceeding; delay
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Surpass
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To go beyond amount, extent, and degree
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Weathered
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Seasoned or otherwise affected by exposure to the weather
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Gale
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A very strong wind
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Sustained
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Nurtured, kept alive
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Ravage
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To work havoc upon
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Appalled
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To be filled or overcome with horror or fear
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Profusion
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Abundant quantity
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Sage
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Wise (Spoken by an older person)
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Adversary
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A person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; enemy, opponent
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Stealth
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The act or characteristic of moving with extreme care an quietness
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Snare
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A situation that is alluring and dangerous; something that entangles
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Implacable
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Unyielding, merciless
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Rancor
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Bitter hate, ill will
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Abominably
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In an extremely unpleasant or disgusting manner
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Gullets
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Throat
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Ardor
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Passion, enthusiasm
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Tumult
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Commotion; uproar; confusion
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Maelstrom
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A large, powerful or violent whirlpool
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Blanched
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Grew pale
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Insidious
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Crafty, sly
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Supplication
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Humble request, prayers
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Strew
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Scatter about
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Overweening
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Excessively proud
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Candor
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Frank, open, and sincere in speech
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Trenchers
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Wooden platters
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Lithe
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Limber
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Incredulity
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Disbelief
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Vaunt
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Boast
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Courier
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Guide or messenger
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Adversities
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Great misfortunes, hardships
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Disdainful
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Scornful, contemptuous
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Adorn
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Add beauty to, decorate
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Wiliest
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Most sly
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Revelry
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Merry making; festivity
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Jostled
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To bump or push
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Entrails
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Guts
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Restitution
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Compensation, repayment
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Glowered
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Glared, stand angrily
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Eyries
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Nests built in high places
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Lavished
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Gave generously
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Aloof
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At a distance, unfriendly
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Pliant
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Flexible
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Tremulous
 Definition
Trembling, shaking
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