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7/8: Odyssey 9 Vocab
7/8: Odyssey Vocab 2
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| volley | a number of bullets, arrows, or other projectiles discharged at one time |
| galley | a long rowboat used as a ship’s boat |
| hapless | (especially of a person) unfortunate |
| tempest | violently windy storm |
| tatters | irregularly torn pieces of cloth, paper, or other material |
| parliament | the members of a legislature for a particular period |
| toilsome | involving hard or tedious work |
| tillage | the preparation of land for growing crops |
| traverse | to pass or move over, along, or through |
| lawful | allowed or permitted by law |
| hawsers | a thick rope or cable for mooring or towing a ship |
| quarry | an animals or bird hunted or pursued |
| headland | a promontory extending into a large body of water |
| laurel | a large type of tree |
| reverence | a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe |
| cellarer | a person in a monastery or community who is responsible for supplying food and drink |
| abstainer | a person who abstains from something regarded as improper or unhealthy |
| provisions | the providing or supplying of something |
| haste | swiftness of motion; speed |
| foreboding | a prediction; a strong inner feeling of a future misfortune |
| savage | fierce, ferocious, or cruel |
| yeanling | the young of a sheep or goat |
| precipitous | extremely or impassably steep |
| curdled | to spoil; turn sour |
| due | something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone |
| moor | to secure in a particular place, as by cables and anchors |
| lee | protective shelter |
| draught | beer or wine stored in bulk |
| brooding | preoccupied with depressing, morbid, or painful memories or thoughts |
| machinations | crafty schemes; plots |
| spar | a stout pole such as those used for masts |
| hoy | a heavy barge used in harbors |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet |
| rivulet | a small stream |
| gullet | the esophagus |
| auger | a tool that makes or enlarges a hole |
| adze | an ax-like tool for dressing timbers roughly |
| perdition | a state of final spiritual ruin; loss of the soul; damnation |
| withies | a pliable branch or twig |
| cumbered | to hinder; hamper |
| fuddled | to muddle or confuse |
| consolation | the act of lessening the grief, sorrow, or disappointment of |
| lamented | mourned for, as a person who is dead |
| scruple | a moral or ethical consideration or standard that acts as a restraining force |
| beseech | to ask someone urgently and fervently to do something |
| tribulation | A cause of great trouble or suffering. |
| fettle | trim or clean the rough edges of |
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