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Vocab #9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Odyssey | A long, wandering journey |
| Philippic | Bitter, denunciatory speech intended to rebuke or criticize someone |
| Quisling | Traitor, collaborator |
| Quixotic | Impractically idealistic |
| Sadistic | Deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on others |
| Stentorian | Very loud |
| Alchemy | Medieval chemistry concerned with turning base metals into gold and finding a single cure for all diseases; magic power |
| Baksheesh | A gift of money; a tip |
| Bellicose | Warlike |
| Carp | Find fault unreasonably; nag |