1. The Odyssey Part I Vocabulary Quiz on Friday, 1/6
1/22/2017
1. ASSUAGE – V
To calm; to pacify
Sentence: The mother assuaged the crying child with a pacifier.
2. BEREFT - ADJ
Deprived; parted from
Sentence: Tiresias tells Odysseus that he will be bereft of all his companions prior to returning home.

2. 3. ARDOR - N 4. INSIDIOUS - ADJ Passion; enthusiasm
Sentence: When she noticed his ardor for her, she decided to give him a chance and went out with him on a date.
4. INSIDIOUS - ADJ
Intended to entrap or betray
Sentence: Such an insidious plan will require a lot of lying and betrayal.

3. 5. LIBATIONS - N
Wine or other liquids poured on the ground as a sacrifice to a god
Sentence: Offering libations to the gods never seems to help Odysseus.

4. 6. IMPLACABLE - ADJ
Incapable of being placated or pacified; not able to calm down
Sentence: Poseidon has an implacable hatred for Odysseus, especially after Odysseus blinded his son.

5. 7. KINE - N 8. TRAVAIL - N cattle Very hard work
Sentence: Tiresias warns Odysseus to avoid the kine of Helios.
8. TRAVAIL - N
Very hard work
Sentence: After many months of travail, the building was finally complete.

6. 9. RESTITUTION - N
The act of giving back or repaying something that has been lost or stolen
Sentence: When his property was stolen, he demanded restitution from the thief when he was caught.

7. 10. MAELSTROM - N 11. CONTRIVE - V Large, violent whirlpool
Sentence: A large maelstrom sucks in all of the ships that get too close.
11. CONTRIVE - V
To think up; to devise;
to plan
Sentence: Contrive a plan to get us out of this mess.

8. 12. RANCOR - N Bitter, deep-seated ill will; hatred; malice
Sentence: She glared at her enemy with rancor.

9. 13. GALE - N 14. INSOLENT - ADJ A very strong wind
Sentence: The hurricane brought strong gales that ripped the roofs off many buildings.
14. INSOLENT - ADJ
Boldly rude or disrespectful; insulting
Sentence: Odysseus will arrive home to find insolent men eating his food and living in his house.

10. 15. FOUNDER - V To fall, sink, or collapse
Sentence: The ship foundered after a rock tore a hole in its bottom.