The Odyssey

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plateau

Definition: an area of level, high ground Example: He sat high on the plateau and observed the land below.

plateau

Definition: an area of level, high ground Example: The plateau is an area of level, high ground

gorge

Definition: a deep, steep-sided ravine or valley Example: The Grand Canyon

gorge

Definition: a deep, steep-sided ravine or valley Example: The gorge was full of water.

gorge

Definition: a deep, steep-sided ravine or valley Example: we got food from the gorge.

pilgrimage

Definition: a journey to a sacred place, usually of religious and/or personal significance Example: Jewish people Traveling to the Mecca.

pilgrimage

Definition: a journey to a sacred place, usually of religious and/or personal significance Example: We took a long pilgrimage down to get the popeyes chicken sandwich.

mutinous

Definition: having a desire to revolt against authority; rebellious Example: An example of mutiny is the French Revolution where the French people revolted against the monarchy.

mutinous

Definition: having a desire to revolt against authority; rebellious Example: My men are becoming mutinous because there's no more wine

inexorably

Definition: in a way that is unable to be changed or stopped Example: The inexorably bad king was super stubborn .

nymph

Definition: minor goddesses in the form of beautiful young women who live in seas, rivers, mountains, trees, and other places in nature Example: The nyphm held the one dude hostage because she was big mean

immortal

Definition: not subject to dying; eternal; living forever Example: A celebrity whose fame lives on even after his death is an example of an immortal.

immortal

Definition: not subject to dying; eternal; living forever Example: Chris grissom is not immortal.

immortal

Definition: not subject to dying; eternal; living forever Example: The Greek gods and goddesses are immortal.

immortal

Definition: not subject to dying; eternal; living forever Example: cant die

omen

Definition: sign of an event that will happen in the future Example: Billy Jimmy John Jerry got an omen that he would get stabbed in the forehead.

omen

Definition: sign of an event that will happen in the future Example: Walking under a ladder

omen

Definition: sign of an event that will happen in the future Example: a sign of something good or bad

clamor

Definition: to insist on something in a noisy manner Example: I heard all the clamor coming from the kitchen.

clamor

Definition: to insist on something in a noisy manner Example: The crowd was making a lot of clamor.

clamor

Definition: to insist on something in a noisy manner Example: The glass made a loud clamor when it was broken.

implication

an indirect suggestion


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