1. Homer’s The Odyssey
Vocabulary

2. Vocabulary: Part 1 chide disdain dote entice entreat foreboding
formidable
guile
profuse
remnant
whim
(v.) to plead or ask urgently
(n.) a feeling of contempt or scorn
(adj.) causing fear, dread, or apprehension
(n.) deceitful cunning; duplicity
(adj.) exhibiting great abundance; ample
(n.) a sudden idea or change of opinion
(v.) to be excessive in one's attention
(v.) to attract or tempt
(n.) a prediction, especially of coming evil
(n.) a small part or trace remaining
(v) to voice disapproval to; scold

3. Vocabulary: Part 1 Answers
chide k
disdain b
dote g
entice h
entreat a
foreboding i
formidable c
guile d
profuse e
remnant j
whim f
(v.) to plead or ask urgently
(n.) a feeling of contempt or scorn
(adj.) causing fear, dread, or apprehension
(n.) deceitful cunning; duplicity
(adj.) exhibiting great abundance; ample
(n.) a sudden idea or change of opinion
(v.) to be excessive in one's attention
(v.) to attract or tempt
(n.) a prediction, especially of coming evil
(n.) a small part or trace remaining
(v) to voice disapproval to; scold

4. Vocabulary: Part 2 ardor blanch dwindle frenzy grapple omen peril
disconsolate
dwindle
frenzy
grapple
omen
peril
plunder
scourge
vile
(adj.) cheerless, dejected, downcast
(adj.) physically repulsive; foul
(n.) extreme vigor or energy; loyalty
(v.) to become white or pale
(v.) to become steadily less; shrink
(v.) to seize; wrestle
(n.) exposure to risk; danger
(n.) a cause of great affliction or pain
(n.) an intense and usually wild activity
(n.) an event thought to herald the future
(v.) to take by force or wrongfully; steal

5. Vocabulary: Part 3 desolation implacable lavish rash restitution
commandeer
desolation
implacable
lavish
rash
restitution
revelry
revulsion
smite
tremulous
wily
(n.) a sense of hatred or disgust
(v.) to strike sharply or heavily
(adj.) hasty or impulsive
(n.) giving an equivalent for an injury
(v.) to take forcible possession of
(n.) noisy partying or merrymaking
(adj.) crafty, sly
(n.) grief, sadness; devastation, ruin
(adj.) produced in abundance or excess
(adj.) incapable of being satisfied
(adj.) affected with shyness or nervousness; shaky

6. Hero Story
Task: Write a “hero’s story” using your new vocabulary words.
Use ALL eleven vocabulary words and underline them
Minimum one page (handwritten)
Use words correctly according to their parts of speech
Make an interesting story!
Due TOMORROW!