The Odyssey Books 18-24 Vocabulary

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Intervene

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come between to prevent or alter a result or course of events

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Parasite

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Organism living on another, deriving nutrients at host's expense

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Catastrophe

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Event causing great damage or suffering; disaster

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Suffice

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be enough or adequate

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Furnish

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Provide with furniture and fittings

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Tallow

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Hard fatty substance from rendered animal fat; used in candles and soap.

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Rapacious

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Aggressively greedy or grasping

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Exult

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Extreme happiness or elation

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Harlot

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a woman with questionable morals

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Fumigate

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Disinfect or purify with chemical fumes