The Odyssey Vocabulary

Anguish

extreme pain, distress, or anxiety

Ardor

an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling/extreme vigor or energy

Bestow

to put in a particular or appropriate place

Compel

to drive or urge forcefully or irresistibly

Convey

to bear from one place to another

Forlorn

sad and lonely because of isolation or desertion

Insidious

awaiting a chance to entrap

Insolent

exhibiting boldness or effrontery

Muse

any of the nine sister goddesses in Greek mythology presiding over song and poetry and the arts and sciences

Perish

to become destroyed or ruined : cease to exist

Prodigious

extraordinary in bulk, quantity, or degree

Prudent

marked by wisdom or judiciousness

Relent

to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity

Squander

to spend extravagantly or foolishly

Torrent

a violent or forceful flow of fluid

Valor

strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery

Vex

to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to

Wanton

merciless, inhumane

Wrath

strong vengeful anger or indignation