TFA Vocabulary Flashcards

Flashcards for vocabulary words from the Odyssey, Honors English 9 Literature

Atonement

Reparation for a wrong or injury

Improvident

Not having or showing foresight; thoughtless

Desecrated

Treat with violent disrespect

Idolatrous

Worshiping idols; pagan, heathen, heretical

Luxuriant

Rich and profuse in growth

Malevolent

Having or showing a wish to do evil to others

Pacifist

A person who believes that war and violence are unjustifiable

Sonorous

(of a person’s voice or other) imposingly deep and full

Superfluous

Unnecessary, especially through being more than enough

Zealots

A person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals