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Vocabulary List 2
The Odyssey-Part One
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| plundered | took goods by force; looted. |
| squall | a brief, violent storm. |
| dispatched | finished quickly. |
| mammoth | enormous |
| titanic | great power |
| assuage | calm; pacify |
| bereft | deprived |
| ardor | passion; enthusiasm |
| insidious | characterized by craftiness and betrayal |
| guile | craftiness; cunning; showing deceit |
| mutinous | rebellious |
| prodigious | enormous; monstrous |
| victuals | food or other provisions |
| whim | sudden thought or wish to do something |
| sage | wise; judicious; prudent |
| malestrom | a large, powerful, or violent whirlpool |
| pectoral | located in or on your chest |
| pinioned | confined or shackled. |
| lugger | small sailing vessel |
| boughs | tree branches |