dagen - the odyssey books 6-12 vocab

impel

(v.) drive, force, or urge (someone) to do something

evasive

(adj.) deliberately vague or ambiguous

lament

(n.) a passionate expression of grief or sorrow
(v.) to mourn

ingenious

(adj.) (of a person) clever, original, and inventive

intuit

(v.) understand or work out by instinct

citadel

(n.) a fortress, typically on high ground, protecting or dominating a city

poach

(v.)
1. to illegally hunt or catch (game or fish)
2. to take and use for yourself unfairly or dishonestly something

stoic

(adj.) indifferent to pleasure or pain

incensed

(adj.) extremely angry or enraged

digilent

(adj.) hardworking

sanctuary

(n.) a place of protection, a sacred place

cower

(v.) to crouch or shrink away from in fear or shame

skulk

(v.) to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding

impregnable

(adj.) unable to be captured or broken into

willy

(adj.) sly, shrewd, cunning