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ODYSSEYBOOK14
VOCAB FOR BOOK 14
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| COWED (v) | to destroy the resolve of courage |
| Brusquely (adj) | Markedly short and abrupt |
| Codger (n) | often mildly eccentric and usually elderly fellow |
| Gallant (n) | a young man of fashion |
| Foundered (v) | to become disabled |
| 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 |
| Irreproachable (adj) | blameless |
| Pensive (adj) | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| Pondered (v) | to think about |
| Magnanimous (adj) | showing or suggesting nobility of feeling and generosity of mind` |
| Dumbfounded (adj) | to confound briefly |
| Shirk (v) | to go stealthily |
| berth (n) | sufficient distance for maneuvering a ship |
| Treacherous (adj) | someone likely to betray |
| Qualm (n) | a sudden attack of illness |
| Vagrant (n) | wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |