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Odyssey-Vocab 10-H
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| invocation | is the act of calling upon a higher power for help |
| contending | to compete |
| plunder | to rob |
| stronghold | is a well fortified place |
| valor | is bravery |
| nymph | is a beautiful, mythological woman |
| sage | is a wise person |
| guile | is cunning in attaining a goal |
| insolence | is contemptuously rude behavior or speech. |
| bier | is a stand on which a corpseis laid before burial |
| lucid | describes easily understood |
| prudence | is caution with regard to practical matters |
| wanton | is a morally loose woman |
| ambrosial | describes exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell |
| mandate | to authorize |
| adversity | is a condition marked by misfortune |
| errant | describes deviating from the regular proper course |
| limpid | describes clear |
| brine | is water saturated with salt |
| supplication | is a humble prayer |