The Odyssey Vocabulary Flashcards
Suave
Charming, confident, and elegant
Vault
Noun: arched roof; cellar; cave;
leap of a horse
Verb: to leap, bound, jump;
to tumble
Supple
Flexible, easily bent; yielding, compliant
Roving
Rambling, wandering
Slake
Quench, extinguish;
become extinct
Libation
Pouring liquor on an object as a sacrifice to deity
Galingale
A formerly used perfume
Overween
Think to highly, arrogantly, or conceitedly
Circumspect
Looking on all sides; cautious, prudent, watchful
Drove
A herd or flock driven, typically irrational animals
Keel
The principal timber of a ship, extending from stern to bow at the bottom and supporting the whole frame
Comber
An occupation combing wool
Grisly
Frightful, horrible, terrible, typically describing features
Cordial
Proceeding from the heart, sincere, warm, affectionate
Ultimatum
A final proposition, with terms firmly set, rejection leading to an end of negotiations
Strapping
Tall, lusty
Plying
Performing; urging; pressing to make way against the wind
Lustrous
Bright, shining, luminous
Sere
Dry, withered
Gallants
Gay, well dressed, showy, splendid, magnificent
Squalid
Foul, filthy
Swagger
To bluster, bully, or boast
Apt
Fit, suitable
Inclined, ready, quick
Retainer
A servant, an adherent, a dependent
