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The Odyssey

Ch.14~16

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Cowed (V) to destroy the resolve or courage of; also; to bring to state or an action by intimidation
Brusquely (adj) markedly short and abrupt; blunt in manner or speech often to the point of ungracious harshness
Codger(n) an often mildly eccentric and usually elderly fellow
Gallant(n) a young man fashion
foundered(v) to become disabled; especially : to go lame to come to grief
Yarn(n) a continuous often paid strand composed of either natural or man made fibers of filaments and used in wearing and kitting to form cloth
paltry(adj) inferior, trashy, mean, despicable
Irreproachable blameless
Pensive(adj) musingly
Pondered(v) to think about; reflect on
Magnanimous(adj) showing or suggesting nobility of feeling and generosity
Dumbfounded(adj) to confound briefly and usually with asonishment
Shirk(v) to go stealthily, secretly,; to avoid the performance of a obligation
Cowed (V) to destroy the resolve or courage of; also; to bring to state or an action by intimidation
Brusquely (adj) markedly short and abrupt; blunt in manner or speech often to the point of ungracious harshness
Codger(n) an often mildly eccentric and usually elderly fellow
Gallant(n) a young man fashion
foundered(v) to become disabled; especially : to go lame to come to grief
Yarn(n) a continuous often paid strand composed of either natural or man made fibers of filaments and used in wearing and kitting to form cloth
paltry(adj) inferior, trashy, mean, despicable
Irreproachable(adj) blameless
Pensive(adj) musingly
Pondered(v) to think about; reflect on
Magnanimous(adj) showing or suggesting nobility of feeling and generosity
Dumbfounded(adj) to confound briefly and usually with asonishment
Shirk(v) to go stealthily, secretly,; to avoid the performance of a obligation
Created by: yjlee9108
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