The Iliad Book 2 Vocabulary Flashcards

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Enduring Forever

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Imperishable

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Belonging to or inheriting from an ancestor

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Ancestral

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3
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Cronion

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Another name for Zeus

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Aerial

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Existing, happening, or operating in the air

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5
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People wandering around

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Milled

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Another name for Troy

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Ilion

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Completely destroy

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Raze

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The male head of a family or tribe

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Patriarch

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The protection, backing, or support of a particular person or organization (a symbol, usually from Athena)

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Aegis

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A person or organization that is immature, inexperiences, or underdeveloped

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Fledgling

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To win or regain the favor of a god, spirit, or person by doing something that pleases them

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Propitiate

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A group of people that are united by a common feature

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Contingent

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Arrange or assemble (a group of people, especially soldiers) in order

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Marshalled

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14
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A brilliant red pigment

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Vermillion

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Surpassing all others; very distinguished in some way

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Preeminent

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16
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Imperishable

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Enduring Forever

17
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Ancestral

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Belonging to or inheriting from an ancestor

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Cronion

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Another name for Zeus

19
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Existing, happening, or operating in the air

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Aerial

20
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Milled

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People wandering around

21
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Ilion

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Another name for Troy

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Raze

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Completely destroy

23
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Patriarch

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The male of of a family or tribe

24
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Aegis

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The protection, backing, or support of a particular person or organization (a symbol, usually from Athena)

25
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Fledgling

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A person or organization that is immature, inexperiences, or underdeveloped

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Propitiate

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To win or regain the favor of a god, spirit, or person by doing something that pleases them

27
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Contingent

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A group of people that are united by a common feature

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Marshalled

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Arrange or assemble (a group of people, especially soldiers) in order

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Vermillion

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A brilliant red pigment

30
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Preeminent

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Surpassing all others; very distinguished in some way