The Odyssey Vocabulary

Vocabulary from The Odyssey Part 1

Muse

A person or personified force who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist.

Plunder

Steal goods from (a place or person), typically using force and in a time of war or civil disorder.

Valor

Great courage in the face of danger, especially in battle.

Nymph

A mythological spirit of nature imagined as a beautiful maiden inhabiting rivers, woods, or other locations.

Ordain

Make (someone) a priest or minister; confer holy orders on.

Patrimony

Property inherited from one's father or male ancestor.

Beguile/Guile

Charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way.

Hearth

The floor of a fireplace.

Quarrelsome

Given to or characterized by quarreling.

Steadfast

Resolutely or dutifully firm and unwavering.

Ambrosial

Exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell; especially delicious or fragrant; worthy of the gods; divine.

Revel

Enjoy oneself in a lively and noisy way, especially with drinking and dancing.

Glutton

An excessively greedy eater.

Minstrel

A medieval singer or musician, especially one who sang or recited lyric or heroic poetry to a musical accompaniment for the nobility.

Divine

Of from, or like God or a god.

Suitor

A man who pursues a relationship with a particular woman, with a view to marriage.

Insolent

Showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect.

Primal

Relating to an early stage in evolutionary development; primeval.

Expel

Deprive (someone) of membership of or involvement in a school or other organization.

Restitution

The restoration of something lost or stolen to its proper owner.

Audacity

A willingness to take bold risks.

Rapine

The violent seizure of someone's property.

Bier

A movable frame on which a coffin or a corpse is placed before burial or cremation or on which it is carried to the grave.