The Odyssey Vocab #3

hale

strong and healthy

scourge

a person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering

deference

humble submission and respect; yielding to the will or opinion of another

minstrel

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

consort

a wife, husband, or companion, in particular the spouse of a reigning monarch

hapless

having no luck;unfortunate

suppliant

a person making a humble plea to someone in power or authority

congenial

pleasant because of a personality, qualities, or interests that are similar to one’s own

brazen

made of brass

ignoble

not honorable in character or purpose

cairn

a mound of rough stones built as a memorial or landmark, typically on a hilltop or skyline

implacable

not capable of being appeased, changed, or mitigated

rancor

bitterness or resentfulness, especially when long-standing

beeves

cows, bulls, or oxen fattened for eating

harpy

a rapacious monster described as having a women’s head and body and a bird’s wings and claws or depicted as a bird of prey with a women’s face

mantle

a loose sleeveless cloak or shawl, usually worn over other clothes

vassal

a person or country in a subordinate position to another

bastion

a projecting part of a fortification built at an angle to the line of a wall, so as to allow defensive fire in several directions

woe

great sorrow or distress

saurian

of or like a lizard