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Trojan War Vocab P4
Vocabulary Review Part 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Impetus | Driving force, impulse, stimulus |
| fugitives | refugees, one who flees |
| prostrated | overcome |
| quays | docks, landings, wharfs |
| dubiously | with doubt, with uncertainty |
| vehemently | with strong feeling, passionately |
| contrivance | an elaborate or deceitful scheme in order to deceive or evade |
| apparition | a sudden or dramatic appearance, especially a ghost |
| myriad | a vast number |
| imploringly | In an earnestly begging manner, entreatingly |
| palladium | sacred object and source of protection |
| citadel | Fortress, usually on high ground |
| mangled | Mutilated, disfigured |
| sobered | made serious, subdued |
| havoc | widespread destruction, confusion |
| glanced | glided or bounced off |
| vista | Distant view |
| pondered | thought over, considered |
| plight | predicament, unfortunate situation |
| furze | spiny shrub |
| reckoning | retribution for one’s actions |
| gaunt | thin and bony |
| pomp | splendor, magnificent display |