| A | B |
| summons | To call together; convene |
| recounts | To narrate the facts or particulars of |
| prosperous | Having success |
| evaders | To escape or avoid by cleverness |
| farmstead | A farm, including its land and buildings |
| acquaintance | Knowledge of a person acquired by a relationship less intimate than friendship |
| enhancing | To make greater, as in value, beauty, or effectiveness |
| doom | Inevitable destruction or ruin |
| reinforcements | Additional personnel or equipment sent to support a military action |
| encounters | A meeting, especially one that is unplanned, unexpected |
| insolent | Presumptuous and insulting in manner or speech; arrogant |
| Melanthius | a notable ancient Greek painter of the 4th century BC |
| Argos | Odysseus' faithful dog |
| berates | To rebuke or scold angrily and at length. |
| masquerade | A disguise or false outward show |
| righteousness | acting in accord with divine or moral law |