The Odyssey- Books 11-15 Vocabulary

Front

Profoundly wise man from history or legend

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Sage

Front

Find out for certain

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Ascertain

Front

Beg earnestly or desperately

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Implore

Front

Tie or fasten tightly

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Bind

Front

Extremely distasteful; unacceptable

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Repugnant

Front

Person who tends pigs

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Swineherd

Front

Priest or priestess as medium in classical antiquity

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Oracle

Front

Very small amount of money

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Pittance

Front

Uncompromisingly forthright

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Blunt

Front

Serious and immediate danger

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Peril