The Iliad Book 1 Vocabulary

Question 1

Relating to something sacred

Answer 1

Sacral

Question 2

Steal goods from a place or person, typically using force in a time of war or civil disorder

Answer 2

Plunder

Question 3

A member of any of the Greek peoples

Answer 3

Danaans

Question 4

A continuing effect or repercussion

Answer 4

Reverberation

Question 5

Collect or assemble (can relate to troops)

Answer 5

Mustered

Question 6

Filled with intense but unexpressed anger

Answer 6

Seething

Question 7

Dirty, wicked, immoral

Answer 7

Foul

Question 8

Dismiss form employment

Answer 8

Sacked

Question 9

Generous or forgiving, especially towards a rival or less powerful person

Answer 9

Magnanimus

Question 10

Pacify or placate somebody by acceding to their demands, relieve or satisfy

Answer 10

Appease

Question 11

The removal of contaminants from something

Answer 11

Purification

Question 12

Great enjoyment

Answer 12

Relish

Question 13

Dark, gloomy, and dirty

Answer 13

Murky

Question 14

A person or thing viewed as a sign that something is about to happen

Answer 14

Heralds

Question 15

Not open to more than one interpretation

Answer 15

Unambiguous