1. The Odyssey Vocabulary: PreAP/IB

2. Abominably [adverb]
Doing something in a way that is worthy of or causes disgust or hatred; detestably, quite disagreeably or unpleasantly…
<The student felt that he was doing abominably on the vocabulary test since he did not study.>

3. Adversary [noun]
One that contends with, opposes, or resists ; an enemy…
<The soldier shot at his adversary on the other side of enemy lines.>

4. Appall [verb]
To overwhelm or be overwhelmed with consternation, shock, or dismay…
<We were appalled
by his behavior, embarrassed and dismayed.>

5. Ardor [noun]
An often restless or transitory warmth of feeling; extreme vigor or intense energy…
<The American troops saluted the flag with ardor, their stances rigid with emotion.>

6. Assuage [verb]
To lessen the intensity of something that pains or distresses; to ease, pacify, and quiet…
<In order to assuage their fear of the dark, the child slept with their favorite nightlight.>

7. Desolation [noun] Lonely grief; misery...
<The landscape echoed a certain sense of desolation; the horizon traced a lonely curve unbroken by another person.>

8. Disdain [noun]
A feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior; scorn…
<The judgmental elderly lady looked at the teenagers with disdain.>

9. Entreat [verb] To make an earnest request; to plead…
<The criminal entreated the jury for their mercy.>

10. Formidable [adjective]
Causing fear, dread, or apprehension...
<The research project proved a formidable task.>

11. Gall [noun] Scornful boldness; guts; nerve...
<Kaelyn Sharpe had a lot of gall, brave enough to say what’s on her mind to anyone who will listen.>

12. Guile [noun] Deceitful cunning; duplicity…
<The poker player looked around the table with guile, hiding his three aces behind his poker face.>

13. Implacable [adjective]
Impossible to soothe; unforgiving…
<The implacable wife kept a written record of her husband’s mistakes.>

14. Lurk [verb]
To lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose; to move furtively or inconspicuously…
<There are always suspicious students lurking in the hallways and stairwells.>

15. Omen [noun] A sign; an event thought to foretell good or evil…
<She saw a rainbow in the sky and took it as a good omen: today was going to be a great day.>

16. Ponderous [adjective]
Of very great weight; unwieldy or clumsy because of weight and size…
<The ponderous football player tripped and fell down the stairs, unable to control his oversized body.>

17. Profusion [noun]
Great quantity; lavish display or supply; lavish expenditure…
<The tree flowered in profusion, producing a multitude of white tiny blooms.>

18. Revelry [noun] Noisy merrymaking; festivity…
<The street was impossible to get through, the lane choked with the revelry of the partiers.>

19. Throng [noun] A large gathering; a crowd…
<The room was filled with a throng of people, all ex-girlfriends of Zachery Dominguez.>

20. Travail [noun]
Work especially of a painful or laborious nature, toil; a physical or mental exertion or piece of work; agony, torment…
<After several months of travail, the BP workers successfully cleaned up the Gulf oil spill.>

21. Tremulous [adjective]
Characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors; affected with timidity; exceedingly sensitive; easily shaken or disordered… <The nervous speaker spoke with a tremulous voice, each word shaky and unsure.>