odyssey vocab Flashcards by Panayiota Lagis | Brainscape

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formidable

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causing fear

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victuals

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food

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appalled

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to horrify; shock

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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

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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

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exactly

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founder

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to sink

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travail

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agony

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blanched

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to become pale or white

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appease

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to satisfy; relieve

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insidious

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treacherous

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tripes

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the stomach lining of cattle, used as food

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restitution

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the making good or paying for damage or loss

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bilge

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the water around the lower part of a ship