The Odyssey Vocabulary (9-13)

Desolate

(adj) Made uninhabitable, Abandoned, neglected. > The garbage dump was desolate and no one could live there. The passengers of the crashed plane were left on a desolate island where they had nothing to keep them alive. The streets become empty and desolate during the night. The desolate house was beginning to crumble because it had not been cared for in years.

Ignoble

(adj.) Completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose. >The ignoble accountant was convicted of stealing money from his firm. The soldier suffered an ignoble fate when he was kicked out of the army for his bad actions.

Ignominious

(adj.) Disgraceful; shameful. > Their home was an ignominious mess, so they were afraid of visitors.

Sere

(adj.) Dry and withered. > The lack of care for the plants in my garden caused them to become sere.

Magnanimous

(adj.) Greatly generous, understanding and tolerant- free from vindictiveness > My grandmother is very magnanimous and is constantly giving with the less fortunate because she understands what they have to deal with.

Haggard

(adj.) Having an exhausted appearance- looking exhausted or unwell Sentence: Her haggard appearance was due to her lack of sleep.

Ardent

(adj.) Passionate, enthusiastic, fervent. > When the young man jumped up and down when he saw the airplane in the sky, we could tell that he was ardent about airplanes. After claiming he was going to dedicate his life to flying, we knew the man was ardent about planes.

August

(adj.) Profoundly honored. > The august queen was greeted warmly by her subjects who treat her with great respect.

Sumptuous

(adj.) Rich and superior in quality; Luxurious > The new carpet that we purchased was sumptuous . The king and queen help a sumptuous feast with delicious food and expensive wine. The sumptous rug we bought was supposedly once a kings, and it's quality lived up to that title.

Hallowed

(adj.) Sacred, Holy, worthy of religious veneration. > The church was designated a hallowed location.

Riven

(adj.) Split violently apart (in agony). > I was riven with fear as the ghost passed through me.

Hale

(adj.) healthy, exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health. > The woman was hale in her old age and very healthy. We could tell the woman had been a healthy child by her hale complexion.

Fallow

(adj.) land plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; land left unseeded; to plow but not seed. > The soil ground was fallow because it was waiting to be seeded next year.

Potent

(adj.) powerful, having a strong physiological or chemical effect. > The wine mixture was highly potent causing everyone who drank it to act insanely. The potent weapons are the main reason they won the war. The potent drug put the man to sleep for days.

Libation

(n.) A drink, especially an alcoholic one Sentence: The label read " excess consumption of this libation may impair ability to operate machinery". Every Christmas the adults poor libations to drink in honor of Jesus. Every Sunday, many catholic priests offer libations during mass to honor Jesus' blood sacrifice.

Angler

(n.) A fisherman who uses a hook and line. > The angler used his hook and line to catch fish from the sea.

Wraith

(n.) A ghost > After watching the scary movies, she thought she saw a wraith and couldn't stop shaking. My friend thinks her house is haunted because she supposedly saw a wraith.

Cortege

(n.) A group of attendants; a retinue; a funeral or any procession. > The family was followed by a large cortege of people also attending the funeral.

Tactician

(n.) A person who is skilled at planning tactics, scheming > The tactician sat in the corner planning a scheme. The tactician was known for thinking of creative plans for his company.

Vortex

(n.) A powerful circular current of water or air; whirlpool or tornado > The whirlpool that we saw in the ocean was vortex like and it was very powerful. The tornado was a vortex, causing objects to fly everywhere.

Abyss

(n.) A seemingly bottomless gulf or pit. > The ocean depth seems to be an abyss because it kept going on and on without an end. The well seemed to be an abyss because it was impossible to see the bottom.

Fathom

(n.) A unit of length equal to six feet; a generous amount. Used at Sea > The boat was a fathom length away from us. The ocean floor was a fathoms length below us when we caught the fish.

Exploits

(n.) An act or deed, especially a brilliant or heroic one./adventure > The superhero was known for his brave exploits, which were very dangerous.

Array

(n.) An orderly arrangement. > There was an array of soildiers lining up to fight. An array of people ran into the store on Black Friday. There was an array of food at the fancy buffet.

Bastions

(n.) Fortifications. Protection. > They placed bastions around the castle to keep the intruders out.

Salutations

(n.) Greetings indicating respect and affection; regards. > The socialite went around giving salutations to all her guests.

Artisans

(n.) Skilled workers who make goods by hand, craftsman >The artisans have created a very creative carving. The artisan created beautiful bowls for everyone in the town.

Suppliant

(n.) Someone who prays or makes requests from a position of powerlessness. >They were suppliants towards God. The suppliant begged the king for help because he had nothing.

Brimstone

(n.) Sulfur. > We smelled a strong brimstone smell of rotten eggs when we accidentally left the cart in the car.

Supplication

(n.) The act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving). > Praying is just like supplication. She walked into the church and fell to her knees in supplication.

Ambrosia

(n.) The food and drink of the gods. > The meal that we had on thanksgiving was close to ambrosia, almost godly.

Trove

(n.) Treasure of unknown ownership found hidden (usually in the earth). Goods/gifts with value. > The pirates found a trove of gold and jewelry buried in the ground not too far from the shore.

Pyre

(n.) Wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite. a pile or heap of wood > When I walked in the room I could smell the flames of the pyre ready to burn the bodies.

Levies

(n.) a tax or fee > The tax collectors came for the levies that they needed to pay for a new town center.

Lineage

(n.) lineal decent from ancestors Inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline. > In her grandfathers will, he stated all of the things that he would give to his lineage to share and keep. When she met someone with the same last name as her she asked about the girl's lineage.

Intrigue

(n.) secret plan, a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends. > The lady was vindictive and created an intrigue to get back at those who harmed her.

Convoy

(v.) A protective escort in transit. > The police went to convoy the president for his protection.

Comply

(v.) Act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes. > The king asked all of the commoners to comply to his laws and rules.

Invoked

(v.) Called on for with earnest desire; made supplications or prayer for; called out to for help (to a supernatural power). > When the tsunami and many plagues hit our country, we invoked and called for God. In court, we invoke God when we swear to tell the truth.

Moldering

(v.) Decaying; turning to dust; crumbling. > The ancient documents that were in the file cabinet started to molder and crumble. Abandoned years ago, the house was a moldering heap.

Malinger

(v.) to pretend illness to avoid duty or work, lie down on the job. > The children malingered in their beds, by pretending to be sick, because they did not want to go to school that morning. She often malingered and said she had a cold to get out of doing chores.