Vocabulary Homer's Odyssey Flashcards
(30 cards)
1
Q
Implacable
A
unyielding; not giving in
2
Q
Insolent
A
disrespectful
3
Q
Disconsolate
A
brokenhearted
4
Q
Sinister
A
evil
5
Q
Dissolute
A
wasteful
6
Q
Inconsolable
A
cannot be comforted
7
Q
Incomparable
A
cannot be compared to
8
Q
Subterfuge
A
sophisticated trick (Trojan Horse)
9
Q
Succumb
A
give in
10
Q
Magnanimous
A
gracious
11
Q
Engulf
A
surrounded
12
Q
Ignominious
A
disgraceful
13
Q
Diffidence
A
lacking confidence
14
Q
Divert
A
deflect
15
Q
Imperial
A
Supreme
16
Q
Impetuous
A
act without thinking; rash
17
Q
Infallible
A
perfect
18
Q
Prevaricate
A
lie
19
Q
enmity
A
hatred
20
Q
Incontinent
A
loss of self-control
21
Q
Callous
A
unfeeling
22
Q
Formidable
A
awesome
23
Q
Inured
A
used to
24
Q
Forlorn
A
sae; depressed
25
Malignant
harmful
26
Noblesse Oblige
Noble rank requires noble conduct
27
Epic Hero
one who overcomes
28
Manifestation
display
29
Hubris
Arrogance
30
Irony
the opposite
