odyssey vocab Flashcards
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formidable
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causing fear
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victuals
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food
3
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appalled
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to horrify; shock
4
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shipwright
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a carpenter who builds or repairs ships
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adz
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an axlike tool
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mammoth
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gigantic
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titanic
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huge
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braces
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a rope used to swing or secure the sails of a ship
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ardor
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great passion; emotional warmth
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combers
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a large ocean wave
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spume
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foam or froath
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grapple
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to grip or clutch
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supplication
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a humble prayer or request
14
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entrails
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the internal organs of humans or animals
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overweening
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overbearing
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forestays
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a rope supporting the front mast of a ship
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contentious
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quarrelsome; ready to argue
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mustered
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to gather together
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civility
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politeness
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ponderous
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extremely heavy
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smithy
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a workshop where metal is heated and hammered into particular objects
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hale
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strong
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breach
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an opening or gap in a wall
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nymph
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a nature godess
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plumb
exactly
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founder
to sink
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travail
agony
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blanched
to become pale or white
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appease
to satisfy; relieve
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insidious
treacherous
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tripes
the stomach lining of cattle, used as food
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restitution
the making good or paying for damage or loss
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bilge
the water around the lower part of a ship
