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Vocab 2
Odyssey Vocab/Spelling week 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cower | to crouch or sink back, as in fear/shame |
| impudence | speech/behavior that is aggressively forward/rude |
| mortified | deeply embarrassed, shamed, or humiliated |
| rebuke | to scold sharply; criticize |
| guise | outward appearance; false appearance |
| renowned | famous; widely known |
| commandeer | to seize by force or threats |
| justification | a reason for an action that shows it's just, right or reasonable |
| omen | sign/event thouhgt to foretell good or bad |
| contemptible | deserving scorn; disgraceful |
| wily | tricky, sly or crafy |
| relvelry | noisy festivity, merrymaking |
| jostle | to bump or shove roughly w/ elbows in a crowd |
| implacable | impossible to satisfy/soothe; unyielding |
| deflect | to cause to go off course; turn aside |
| revulsion | intense dislike; disgust; horror |
| lavish | to give generously |
| aloof | emotionally distant, uninvolved, standoffish |
| tremulous | shaky |