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Vocab-theseus
Vocab-theseus and the minotaur
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Tribute | A payment or gift given to a ruler to show obedience or keep peace |
| labyrinth | A complicated maze of passages that is difficult to escape |
| Savage | Fierce,violent or uncontrolled |
| tyrant | A ruler who uses power in a cruel or unfair way |
| Persuade | To convince someone to think or act in a certain way |
| taunt | To mock someone with insulting words |
| Humiliate | To make someone feel ashamed or foolish |
| Feedable | Lacking physical strength;weak |
| Goad | To provoke or annoy someone to get a reaction |
| Despair | A feeling that there is no hope |
| Unfurl | To unroll or spread out something that was rolled or folded |
| Haste | Great speed or hurry, sometimes leading to mistakes |
| Myth | A tradtional story, often involving gods or heros, that explain natural events or cultural beliefs |
| brave | showing courage and determination |
| Ancient | belonging to the distant past |
| Heroic | having or showing the qualities of hero |
| powerful | Having great strength or influence |
| mortal | A human being, as opposed to a god |
| immortal | living forever, unable to die |
| Gods/Goddeses | supernatural beings worshipped as divine powers |
| divine | of or like a god or goddeses |
| wise | having or showing experience, knowledge, and good judment |