odyssey pt. 2 vocab Flashcards
1
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cowered
A
to shrink away or hide oneself in fear
2
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dissemble
A
to hide behind a disguise
3
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incredulity
A
disbelief
4
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cutter
A
a small boat that moves quickly
5
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tempered
A
having the proper degree of hardness or elasticity (metal)
6
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bemusing
A
to stupefy
7
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impudence
A
bold, shameless behavior
8
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mortified
A
to humiliate
9
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rebuke
A
to scold sharply
10
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equity
A
fairness, justice
11
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suffice
A
to be enough
12
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maudlin
A
tearfully sentimental
13
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carriage
A
the manner of bearing the body; posture
14
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renowed
A
famous
15
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suppliant
A
a beggar
16
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ruse
A
a trick
17
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shroud
A
a burial cloth
18
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bier
A
a structure upon which a corpse, or a coffin, is placed
19
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disdainful
A
scornful
20
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contending
A
to struggle against in combat or competition
21
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contemptible
A
deserving of scorn; worthless
22
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embassed
A
to decorate with raised designs or patterns
23
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runnels
A
a little stream
24
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tithe
A
a tax or contribution
25
implacable
incapable of being calmed
26
honed
to sharpen on a hard stone
27
throes
a condition of painful struggle
28
hewed
to make or shape by cutting with an axe
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abyss
any bottomless depth or empty space
