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