vocab quiz #2 odyssey

Question 1

Scepter

Answer 1

(noun) an ornamented staff carried by rulers

Question 2

Shroud

Answer 2

(noun) a length of cloth that covers a dead body

Question 3

Reproach

Answer 3

(verb) to express disapproval ; (noun) expression of disapproval

Question 4

Omen

Answer 4

(noun) a sign of a future event

Question 5

Endure

Answer 5

(verb) to suffer through something painfully

Question 6

Disperse

Answer 6

(verb) to distribute or spread over a large area

Question 7

Oath

Answer 7

(noun) a solemn promise
Sentence: Odysseus makes Circe swear an oath she will not harm him or his men.

Question 8

Steadfast

Answer 8

(adj) firm and unwavering
Sentence: Penelope is steadfast in her love for Odysseus.

Question 9

Evasive

Answer 9

(adj) avoiding
Sentence: I asked him a question but was met with an evasive answer.

Question 10

Fortitude

Answer 10

(noun) courage in situations that are painful or difficult

Question 11

Barren

Answer 11

(adj) incapable of growing vegetation; bleak and lifeless

Question 12

Tact

Answer 12

(noun) politeness; sensitivity in dealing with difficult issues

Question 13

Deity

Answer 13

(noun) a god or goddess
Sentence: Artemis is a deity because she is a goddess!

Question 14

Calculated

Answer 14

(adj) done with full awareness of likely consequences
Sentence: Odysseus’s speech to Nausicaa is highly calculated because he wants her help.

Question 15

Scorn

Answer 15

(verb) to express contempt (the feeling that someone is worthless)
Sentence: Antinous scorns Telemachus because he thinks Telemachus is not worthy of ruling Ithaca.