The Odyssey part two vocab Flashcards
cowered
to shrink away in fear
dissemble
to hide behind a disguise
Incredulity
disbelief
cutter
a small boat that moves quickly
tempered
having the proper degree of hardness or elasticity(metal)
bemusing
to stupefy
impudence
bold, shameless behavior
mortified
to humiliate
rebuke
to scold sharply
equity
fairness, justice
suffice
to be enough
maudlin
tearfully sentimental
carriage
The mander of of bearing the body, posture
reowned
famous
suppliant
a beggar
ruse
a trick
shroud
a burial cloth
bier
a structure upon which a corpse or a coffin, is placed
disdainful
scornful
contending
to struggle against in combat or competition
contemptible
deserving of scorn, worthless
embossed
to decorate with raised designs or patterns
runnels
a stream
tithe
a tax or contribution
implacable
incapable of being calmed
honed
to sharpen on a hard stone
throes
a condition of painful struggle
hewed
to make or shape by cutting with an ax
abyss
any bottomless depth or empty space