Word Study #1 from The Odyssey for week of February 1 - 5

1.      vanquish                          

2.      undaunted                                               

3.      truculent                                      

4.      sullen                                           

5.      stupor                              

6.      ruse                                              

7.      poignant                                      

8.      nimble                                          

9.      malign                                          

10.  mar

11.  incredulous

12.  emulate

13.  exuberant

14.  demise

15.  distraught                        

 

literary  terms:

1.      epithet                  

2.      diction                  

3.      personification                

4.      interpretation                               

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Word Study #2 from The Odyssey: Week of February 8 - 12
SAT Words:

1.    abolish

2.    adulation

3.    belligerent

4.    compulsory

5.    denounce

6.    discreet

7.    elation

8.    exorbitant

9.    fervent

10.                       imminent

11.                       imprudent

12.                       infallible

13.                       instigate

14.                       languor

15.                       malicious

16.                       ominous

17.                       placid

18.                       prosaic

19.                       reiterate

20.                       solace

Literary Terms:  Words we get from the Greeks

1.    museum

2.    siren

3.    hector

4.    tantalize

5.    narcissistic

6.    jovial

7.    martial

8.    volcano

9.    cereal

10.                       aegis

 (help is on page 716 of Literature Anthology)

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