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The Odyssey
Vocabulary
36
English
9th Grade
01/14/2010
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ambrosial
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fit for the gods; divine. Nectar and ambrosia are the drink and food that kept the gods immortal.
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mortal
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subject to death
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immortal
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one exempt from death
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formidable
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awe-inspiring
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guile
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deceitful cunning; duplicity
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mutinous
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disposed to or engages in mutiny; rebellious
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plunder
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to rob openly and by force
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mustered
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gathered; assembled
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sustained
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to give support or relief to
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wailing
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making a sound suggestive of a mournful cry
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lotus
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a fruit held in Greek legends to cause indolence and forgetfullness
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sieved
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separate
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rogues
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thieves; scoundrel
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ravage
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to destroy violently; ruin
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dismembered
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to remove the limbs by cutting or tearing
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ponderous
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heavy
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mammoth
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very big; huge; enormous
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profusion
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large supply; abundance
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fuddle
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to confuse or stupefy as with alchoholic liquor
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sage
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wise; discerning; showing wisdom and good judgement
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breach
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breaking; breaking of waves upon a ship
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titanic
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of great size, strength, or power
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mast
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various kinds of nuts used as food for hogs
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stealth
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secret or sneaky action or behavior
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foreboding
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an omen; prediction
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rancor
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bitter hate; ill will
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implacable
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unyielding; merciless
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kine/beeves
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old terms for cattle
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flay
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to strip the skin from
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hailing
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salute, greet
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ardor
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a warmth of feeling or sentiment
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travail
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work, especially of a painful or laborious nature
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grotto
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cave
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supplication
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humble requests; prayers
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insidious
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harmful but attractive
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scour
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to move about or through quickly, especially in search
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