The Odyssey Vocab

Valor

• Courage when facing danger

• Being a coward

• A cause of suffering

• Courage when in front of a crowd

Affliction

• A cause of happiness

• A cause of sadness

• A cause of great suffering

• A cause of great fear

Baleful

• Foreshadowing of something exciting

• Being courageous

• Strong winds

• Threatening or foreshadowing evil

Din

• A loud, harsh noise

• Food

• A dent in metal

• Whispering

Glutton

• A person who is selfish

• A person devoted to material possessions

• A person devoted to eating and drinking in excess

• A person devoted to charity

Rapine

• The act of plundering a country during war

• The act of destroying a city during war

• The act of helping a country during war

Eligible

• Qualified for something or worthy of being chosen

• Unqualified for a position

• Having the right to take something

Havoc

• A purposeful disruption

• An orderly debate

• A violent and needless disturbance

Lavish

• High quality cloth or clothing

• Bestow or expend profusely

• To be stingy with finances

Audacity

• Aggressive boldness

• Aggressive words

• Non-aggressive actions