Odyssey Part 2 Vocabulary

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precedence

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the condition of being considered more important than someone or something else.

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corsairs

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privateers or pirates, especially in the Mediterranean.

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harangued

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lectured someone at length in an aggressive and critical manner.

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insidious

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proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects.

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libation

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a ritual pouring of a liquid as an offering to a deity (god or goddess).

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vie

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compete eagerly with someone in order to achieve something.

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anodyne

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not likely to provoke dissent or offense; inoffensive.

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annihilation

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complete destruction or obliteration.

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feign

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pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury).

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promontory

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a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water.