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The Odyssey - Vocab.
Skills 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. Plundered (v) | to take goods by force |
| 2. Seething (v) | to get angry to the point of becoming violent |
| 3. Harangued (n) | a long, public speech/tirade |
| 4. Exulted (v) | to rejoice; to show joy |
| 5. Uncanny (adj.) | something mysterious and eerie |
| 6. Gorging (v) | swallowing greedily |
| 7. Chafing (v) | to make sore, to irritate by rubbing |
| 8. Insolent (adj.) | someone who is rude and/or disrespectful |
| 9. Revile (v) | to speak abusively |
| 10. Reparations (n) | compensation, amends |
| 11. Guile (n) | cunning, sly behavior |
| 12. Ultimatum (n) | final demand |
| 13. Pernicious (adj.) | dangerous, harmful |
| 14. Gallant (adj.) | brave, chivalrous |
| 15. Muzzle (v) | impose silence or restraint |
| 16. Slaked (v) | satisfy (thirst, revenge) |
| 17. Burnished (adj.) | polished, glided |
| 18. Ambrosia (n) | food/nectar of the gods |
| 19. Convoy (n) | group of ships, vehicles, etc. traveling together or under escort |
| 20. Pungent (adj.) | having a sharp or strong taste or smell/sarcastic or biting as in remark |
| 21. Foiled (v) | frustrated, baffled, defeated |
| 22. Chided (v) | scolded, rebuked |
| 23. Flayed (v) | stripped the skin off, especially by beating |
| 24. Quarry (n) | object of pursuit |
| 25. Blithe (adj.) | blissful, happy/or careless, casual |
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