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Mr. Shelton Vocab
"The Odyssey"
19
Literature
9th Grade
04/27/2008

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acclaim
Definition

praise, approval;to salute; to hail

 

Ant: To ridicule or defame

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archaic

Definition

antiquated, old, out of use

 

Syn: ancient, antique

 

Ant: modern

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ardor

Definition

warmth or heat of emotion; extreme force or energy

 

Syn: passion, intensity, enthusiasm

 

 

Ant:lack of energy

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artful
Definition

skillful, clever

 

Syn: crafty

 

Ant: guileless

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ascendancy
Definition

domination;growing power

 

Ant: decline

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augury
Definition

an omen or prophecy

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begrudge

Definition

to give reluctantly, to envy a possession or ones enjoyment

 

Ant to give willingly

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beguile
Definition

to decieve, to mislead, to persuade

 

Syn delude

 

Ant to enlighten

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bestow
Definition
to grant or to give
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blandishment
Definition

flattery

 

 

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brazen
Definition
shameless, insolent,disrespectful
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bulwark
Definition
a strong defense or something that defends
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chaste
Definition

morally pure

 

syn pure, modest

 

ant immoral, tainted

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circumspect
Definition

careful to consider consequences, cautious

 

syn wary

 

ant careless

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communal
Definition

pertaining to a group or community

 

ant individual

 

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compiance
Definition

a yielding

 

ant rebellion

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conciliate
Definition

to reconcile, to renew

 

syn appease

 

ant estrange

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conspicuous
Definition

obvious, noticable

 

syn remarkable

 

ant hidden

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contempt
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