"The Odyssey" Vocabulary

-In the box beside each word, write the number that corresponds to the correct definition. You will probably need to look up quite a few words in the dictionary to correctly match them.

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Equity / / 1 / great warmth of feeling; passion
Dissemble / / 2 / the pouring of a liquid offering as a religious ritual
Din / / 3 / the quality of being fair or impartial
Boughs / / 4 / immensely large; huge; enormous
Hubris / / 5 / a loud, confused noise
Ambrosia / / 6 / deprived; sorrowful through loss or deprivation
Abyss / / 7 / painfully difficult or burdensome work
Ardor / / 8 / crafty, cunning, sly, etc.
Prodigious / / 9 / operating in a seemingly harmless way but actually with grave effect
Bereft / / 10 / a boisterous festivity; lively enjoyment
Shirkers / / 11 / people who evade work, duty, responsibility
Bemusing / / 12 / the inability or unwillingness to believe; disbelief
Carrion / / 13 / foolishly sentimental; tearful or weakly emotional
Mammoth / / 14 / robbed of goods by force, especially in time of war; pillage
Contempt / / 15 / food supplies; provisions
Wily / / 16 / a bottomless gulf or pit
Sage / / 17 / to give a false or misleading appearance; to conceal the truth or real nature
Mutinous / / 18 / dead and putrifying flesh; rottenness; anything vile
Maudlin / / 19 / a large, powerful, or violent whirlpool
Incredulity / / 20 / a dishonest person; a scoundrel
Plundered / / 21 / obviously planned or forced; to plan with cleverness or evil intent
Insidious / / 22 / excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance
Oblation / / 23 / extraordinary in amount, size, force, etc.
Brace / / 24 / engaged in a revolt against authority
Haughty / / 25 / the state of being despised; dishonor; disgrace
Travail / / 26 / wise; having or exhibiting wisdom and calm judgment
Victuals / / 27 / the offering to God of bread and wine
Libations / / 28 / tree branches
Rogue / / 29 / crafty or artful deception; the ability to deceive or trick people
Contrived / / 30 / the food of the gods
Guile / / 31 / a crafty strategy; a misrepresentation
Revelry / / 32 / to bewilder or confuse
Maelstrom / / 33 / snobbish; scornfully arrogant
Ruse / / 34 / a pair; couple
Whim / / 35 / a sudden idea or desire

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