Ms. Thompson

Adv. English

 

 

 

ODYSSEY VOCABULARY

(Books I-V and IX)

 

 

 

vex (v; p. 1): to bring distress to; annoy or irritate

presumptuous (adj.; p. 1): overstepping the bounds of courtesy or propriety; assuming too much

pine (v.; p. 1): to yearn intensely, esp. for something not attainable

unabated (adj.; p. 1): being at full strength or force

beguile (v. p. 4): to while away, esp. by some agreeable occupation

despondent (adj., p. 4): feeling extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression

boisterous (adj., p. 4): marked by exuberance or high spirits; rowdy

amiss (adv.; p. 5): in a mistaken way; wrongly

ignoble (adj.; p. 11): of low birth or common origin

waft (v.; p. 15): to move lightly, as if by the wind

libation (n.; p. 24): act of pouring a liquid (usually wine) as a sacrifice to a deity

indomitable (adj.; p. 25): incapable of being subdued; unconquerable

anoint (v.; p. 25): to apply oil to as a sacred rite

vassal (n.; p. 44): a person under protection of a lord, to whom he has vowed loyalty

sumptuous (adj.; p. 99): extremely luxurious or magnificent