English - Vocab List #2 (Books 13-15)

Fertilize

enrich soil or plants with nutrients to allow them to grow (verb)

Arthritic

adjective, relating to or suffering from arthritis 

Beguile

to deceive, or trick someone, often using flattery and guilt(Verb)

Swineherd

noun) - person who raises, tends, or looks after pigs (swine)

Guile

clever, noun 

Duplicitous

deceitful, two faced, or dishonest (adjective)

Dowry

the money, goods, property, or estate that a bride or her family transfers to the groom or his family at the time of marriage (noun)

Thicket

a dense growth of bushes, shrubs, or small trees growing closely together (noun)

Detest

to dislike someone or something intensely, or to feel a strong and violent antipathy and loathing toward them (verb)

Xenia

Hospitality 

Hubris

Boasting

Kleos

Noun - Reputation/caring about your reputation/pride