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English | YoderP1 | 21/22 > Odyssey Vocabulary 2 12/13 > Flashcards

Odyssey Vocabulary 2 12/13 Flashcards

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Asphodel

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a flower with pink and white petals; ex Carnations

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Baldric

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a shoulder strap to hold a sword; ex a scabbard, holster

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Billows

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large waves; ex tsunami

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Coppice

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thicket; grove: ex thick forest, privacy hedge

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Cudgel

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a club with spikes; ex medieval mace club

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Dolorous

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expressing great sorrow or distress; ex how you act when you go through a loss, crying

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Flummoxed

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confused; baffled: ex not understanding a situation

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Foreboding

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a feeling of apprehension; ex an anxiety attack, feeling before a test

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Fuddling

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bewildering; confusing; ex having to complete a task on something you never learned

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Galleys

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a long, medieval ship propelled by sails and oars; ex longship, viking ship

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Gullet

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throat; ex esophagus

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Incessantly

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constantly and continuously; ex keeps doing the same thing over and over, water cycle

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Indomitable

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not able to be overcome; ex a strong person

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Ingenious

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clever and inventive; ex google, Albert Einstein

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Machinations

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intrigues; scheming; ex making usually, secret, plans

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Pernicious

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destructive; malicious; ex doing harm to someone or something, serial killer, atomic bomb

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Precipitous

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a rock face; a cliff; ex cliff

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Providence

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fate; chance; ex letting things happen as they are, prophecy

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Reparation

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compensation; ex money you pay to someone after a car accident

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Rivulet

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a stream; ex forest stream, a slow river, creek

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Suppliants

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beggars; ex the homeless

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Tempest

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a storm; ex hurricane

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Tripe

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the stomach lining of cattle; ex stomach wall, sausage casing

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Wayfarer

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a wanderer; ex exploring an unknown place, nomad, explorer

English | YoderP1 | 21/22 (9 decks)

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