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The Odyssey Vocabulary Book 5

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promptingTo move to act; spur; incite
dispatchesTo send on to a specific destination
CalypsoA sea nymph who delayed Odysseus on her island, Ogygia, for seven years
bindingThe action of one that binds. Like tying up your sandals.
nymphA nymph is a mythological creature living in or near water
detainedTo keep from proceeding; delay
redolentHaving or emitting fragrance; aromatic
thymeAny of several aromatic Eurasian herbs
sustenanceThe supporting of life or health
desolateDevoid of inhabitants
graceA characteristic or quality pleasing for its charm or refinement
radiantEmitting heat or light, Glowing
endureTo carry on through, despite hardships
suspiciousquestionable:behavior.Tending to suspect
StyxThe river across which the souls of the dead are ferried, one of the five rivers in Hades
provisionedThe act of supplying or fitting out.
OrionA giant hunter, constellation
constellationsAn arbitrary formation of stars perceived as a figure or design
afootIn the process of being carried out
squallA brief sudden violent windstorm
Leucotheaone of the aspects under which an ancient sea goddess was recognized as a transformed nymph
veilA length of cloth worn by women over the head, shoulders, and often the face
charmThe power or quality of pleasing or delighting
dilemmaA situation that requires a choice between options that are or seem equally unfavorable
undertowThe seaward pull of receding waves after they break on a shore
presenceThe state or fact of being present



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