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English Vocabulary
Odyssey Books 14, 15, and 16
Question | Answer |
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Cowed | (v) to destroy the resolved or courage of; also: to bring to a state or an action by intimidation- used with into <like too many Asian armies, adept at cowing a population into feeding them- Edward Lansdale> |
Brusquely | (adj) markedly short and abrupt; blunt in manner or speech often to the point tof ungracious harshness |
Codger | (n) an often mildly eccentric and usually elderly fellow <old codger> |
Gallant | (n) a young man of fashion |
foundered | (v) to become disabled; especially: to go lame; to come to grief: fail |
Yarn | (n) a continuous often plied strand composed of either natural or man-made fibers or filaments and used in weaving and knitting to form cloth |
Paltry | (adj) inferior, trashy, mean, despicable |
Irreproachable | (adj) blameless |
Pensive | (adj) musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
Pondered | (v) to think about: reflect on |
Magnanimous | (adj) showing or suggesting nobility of feeling and generosity of mind |
Dumbfounded | (adj) to confound briefly and usually with astonishment |
shirk | (v) to go stealthily, secretly; to avoid the performance of an obligation |