| A | B |
| dispels | To drive away or off by or as if by scattering |
| clad | To sheathe or cover (a metal) with a metal |
| tunic | A loose-fitting garment, sleeved or sleeveless, extending to the knees and worn by men and women especially in ancient Greece |
| swineherd | One who tends swine or pigs |
| Eumaeus | Odysseus's swineherd and friend before he left for the Trojan War |
| bedraggled | Soiled by or as if by having been dragged through mud |
| boughs | A tree branch |
| commandment | A command; an edict |
| schemer | One who makes a secret or devious plan |
| elaborate | .To work out with care and detail |