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Mythology vocab.

Mythology vocabulary exercises

TermDefinition
Heifer Young female cow
Succored Helped
Wafted Floated gently and smoothly
Pliant Easily bent
Laggard Straggler
Austere Sever, no decoration
Renown Fame
Usurper Who takes another's place or authority by force
Oracle The transmitter of prophesies at a shrine
Abashed Embarassed
Manifest clear, understandable
Portent Sign, forewarning, omen
Pedestrian (writer) Ordinary, not imaginative
Torrent Turbulent, overwhelming flow
Scudding skimming along swiftly and easliy
contemptible Despicable
expiating making amends, atoning
exonarate to free from blame
ludicrous Absurd, incongruous, inconsistent, senseless, ridicoulous
coverts Thick underbrush offering shelters for animals
ascribed attributed to
dauntless fearless, not intimidated
Mythology study gods, tales and heroes
nymph Girl that lives in the forest, represents the nature
naiad female spirits that live in brooks and springs
colossus giant man statue
omniscent know everything
omnipotent can do everything
satyr(s) human body with ears, legs and horns of a goat
nectar the drink of the gods. Undiluted juice of a fruit or flower
ambrosia the food of the gods, thought to give immortality
dryad wood nymph
unfathomable not able to be understood
consorting associating with
homage honor or respect shown publicy
diligent consistent effort
loathed detested
perpetually forever
inevitable impossible to avoid
tryst A meeting arranged by lovers
enamored inspired by love
eminently outstanding, distinguished
disdainful disrespect
inexrable you can't change their mind
endowments funds or given to a group or an individual
raiment clothing
incarnate given human form
redoubtable arousing fear or awe
deified worshipped as a god
incalculable unpredictable, impossible to foresee
capricious impulsive, given to whim
desolate barren, lifeless
exultant joyfu, tryumphant
Unfathomable Not able to be understood.
Lamentation poem or song Express grief or mourning.
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