Odyssey Vocabulary

What does the word regalia mean?

• Medals to reflect accomplishments

• Items of clothing

• Symbols of rank or office

What does the word scourge mean?

• to punish severely

• to clean ferociously

• to lament over

What does the word limber mean?

• fixable

• flexible

• discernible

What does the word abyss mean?

• reflection of the past

• bottomless pit

• the outer regions of space

What does the word shun mean?

• to avoid deliberately

• to leave behind

• to purposefully include

What does the word charlatan mean?

• one who leads with bad intentions

• one using false info to persuade

• someone who steals from others

What does the word wield mean?

• to make carefully

• to hold closely

• to handle skillfully

What does the word mawkish mean?

• overly sentimental

• surprised or shocked

• attached to the past

What does the word gnarled mean?

• angry and mean

• twisted and knotty

• below the earth

What does the word pique mean?

• to entertain

• to provoke

• to achieve