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The Odyssey
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45
Literature
9th Grade
04/23/2007

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formidable
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inspiring admiration, awe, or fear
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guile
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skillful slyness; craftiness
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indifferent
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having no interest in or concern for
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entreat
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to ask earnestly; beg
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avenge
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to take revenge on behalf of
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whim
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a sudden impulse or notion; fancy
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appalled
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filled with dismay; horrified
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ponderous
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heavy in a clumsy way; bulky
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adversary
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opponent or enemy
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disdain
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to refuse or reject scornfully
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beguiling
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charming; pleasing beguile
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stealth
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quiet, secret, or sneaky behavior
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snare
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a trap
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vile
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evil; disgusting
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succumb
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to be overpowered; surrender
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contender
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a fighter
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enticing
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luring; tempting
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disconsolate
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extremely sad
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chide
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to scold mildly
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regaled
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entertained or amused
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abominably
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in a hateful way; horribly
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lurk
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to lie hidden, ready to ambush
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chaos
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great disorder or confusion
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scourge
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a cause of great suffering or destruction
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dwindle
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to become gradually less; diminish
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dwindle
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to become gradually less; diminish
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peril
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danger; risk
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travail
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painful effort
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dire
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dreadful; terrible
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anguish
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a great physical or mental suffering; agony
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questing
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journeying over; exploring
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commandeer
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to take control of by force
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justification
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an explanation or excuse for an action
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plunder
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to rob of property by force; steal from
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gall
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scornful boldness
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dithering
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acting in a nervous or uncertain way
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frenzy
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a wildly excited state of mind
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omen
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an event thought to foretell good for evil; sign
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contemptible
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deserving of scorn or disdain; worthless
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wiliest
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most crafty or sly; trickiest
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revelry
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noisy merrymaking; festivity
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throng
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a large gathering; crowd
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restitution
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a making good for loss or damage; repayment
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implacable
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impossible to soothe; unforgiving
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desolation
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lonely grief; misery
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