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Odyssey Vocab
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9th Grade
12/19/2011

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Plunder
Definition
To take (property) by force, especially in warfare.
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Valor
Definition
Great courage, especially in battle.
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Formidable
Definition
Causing fear, dread, awe, or admiration as a result of size, strength, power, or some other impressive quality.
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Guile
Definition
Slyness; craftiness; skillful deception.
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Prodigious
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Huge; enormous. Extraordinary in size, number, or degree.
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Civility
Definition
Polite and courteous behavior.
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Appalled
Definition
Horrified; shcoked; terrified.
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Ponderous
Definition
Having great weight or bulk; heavy.
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Din
Definition
A mixture of loud, continous noises.
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Profusion
Definition
Plentiful amount; abundance.
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Bleating
Definition
Crying; whining (as of a goat or sheep).
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Divers
Definition
Several different; various
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Breach
Definition
A gap or opening.
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Adversary
Definition
An opponent; enemy.
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Disdained
Definition
Rejected.
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Shun
Definition
To keep away from; avoid.
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Ardor
Definition
Passion; intensity of emotion
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Dwindled
Definition
To gradually lessen; diminish.
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Tumult
Definition
Commotion; uproar.
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Peril
Definition
Danger; risk something that may cause injury or destruction.
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Founder
Definition
To sink below the surface of the water.
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Travail
Definition
Exhausting, painful labor.
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Questing
Definition
To seek; search or pursue in order to find something oracheive a goal.
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Flout
Definition
Defy; ignore; scoff at.
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Wantonness
Definition
Recklessness or lack of restraint.
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Shrouded
Definition
To cover as with a veil or burial cloth; conceal.
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Supplication
Definition
Earnest or humble request or prayer.
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Insidious
Definition
Slyly treacherous or deceitful; scheming.
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Adorn
Definition
To decorate; add beauty, honor, or distinction to.
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Restitution
Definition
Compensation for something that has been lost, damaged, or taken away.
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Contentious
Definition
Quarrelsome; argumentative.
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Cower
Definition
To crouch or shrink back, as in fear or shame.
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Dissemble
Definition
Pretend.
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Incredulity
Definition
Disbelief.
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Glowering
Definition
SCowling; looking at angrily.
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Impudence
Definition
SPeech or behavior that is aggressively forward or rude.
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Mortified
Definition
Deeply embarrassed, shamed, or humiliated.
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Rebuke
Definition
To scold sharply; criticize.
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Guise
Definition
Outward appearance; false appearance.
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Suffice
Definition
Be enough.
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Maudlin
Definition
Excessively and foolishly emotional.
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Renowned
Definition
Famous; widely known
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Ruses
Definition
Tricks; schemes.
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Waned
Definition
Drew to an end.
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Commandeer
Definition
To seize by force or threats
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Justification
Definition
A reason for an action that shows it to be just, right, or reasonable.
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Smote
Definition
Struck as though from a hard blow; affected suddenly with a powerful and unexpected feeling such as fear.
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Omen
Definition
A sign or event thought to fortell good or bad fortune; forewarning.
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Contemtible
Definition
Deserving of scorn; disgraceful.
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Wily
Definition
Tricky or sly; crafty.
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Revelry
Definition
Noisy festivity; merrymaking.
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Jostle
Definition
To bump, push, or shove roughly, as with elbows in a crowd.
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Tithe
Definition
A payment; tax.
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Implacable
Definition
Impossible to satisfy or soothe; unyielding.
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Revulsion
Definition
Intense dislike, disgust, or horror.
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Lavish
Definition
To give generously; provide in abundance.
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Aloof
Definition
Emotionally distant; uninvolved; disinterested; standoffish.
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Tremulous
Definition
Characterized by trembling; shaky.
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