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Odyssey Vocab 1

TermDefinition
Abominably Adv. in a hateful way; horribly.
Adversary N. an opponent; enemy.
Ardor N. enthusiasm or passion.
Assuage V. to calm or pacify.
Beguiling V. charming or enchanting (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way.
Foreboding N. a sense of approaching evil.
Harried Adj. tormented; harassed
Ponderous Adj. heavy in a clumsy way; bulky.
Appalled V. greatly dismayed or horrified.
Profusion N. abundance.
Meditation N. the act of reflecting or pondering
Commandeer V. to take control of by force.
Travail N. painful effort.
Restitution N. compensation for injury or loss; returning what was stolen
Adversity N. hardship; misfortune.
Implacable Adj. impossible to soothe; unforgiving.
Contemptible Adj. deserving of scorn; despicable.
Tremulous Adj. trembling or shaking.
Revelry N. noisy merrymaking; festivity.
Desolation N. lonely grief; misery.
Alliteration Repetition of consonant (not a vowel) sounds at the beginning of words.
Epic Simile A long, elaborate comparison that often continues for a number of lines.
Epic Hero A character in an epic poem who is noble and brave and is affected by great events or admired for his achievements.
Consonance Repetition of consonant (not vowel) sounds in the middle and at the end of words.
Archetype A very typical example of a certain person or thing.
Metaphor comparison not using like or as.
Allusion An indirect reference to a famous person, place, event, or literary work.
Imagery Descriptive words that appease to the 5 senses.
Epic Poem A long narrative poem on a serious subject, presented in an elevated or formal style. Usually about heroic deeds.
Stanza A section of lines in a poem.
Foreshadow Use of hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later in the story.
Epithet Adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned (renaming something).
Assonance Repetition of vowel sounds in non rhyming words.
Sibilance The overuse of the same letter to create a dramatic effect by forcing the words to be drawn out.
Tragic Hero A literary character that makes a judgement error that inevitably leads to his/her own demise.
Created by: jdillon
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