WorksheetsThe Odyssey Vocabulary, Books 1, 2, 5 & 6
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the meaning of beguile?
To charm or enchant (in a negative way)
To fight
To amuse
To produce
What is the meaning of nymph?
A mythological figure with magical powers, like Calypso
A great goddess, like Athena
A pretty mortal, like Nausicaa or Helen
A good queen, like Penelope
What is the meaning of rouse?
To awaken
To enchant
To put to sleep
To stupefy
What is the meaning of dejected?
Delicious
Defeated
Delighted
Desperate
What is the meaning of deferential?
To be devious (sneaky)
To wait until later
To show respect
To take over a small kingdom
Pick the lyre
What is the meaning of sullen?
Suspicious
Snow that has frozen over more than once
Slow, dim witted
Bad tempered, gloomy
What is the meaning of 'in media res'?
To find the correct aperture
To start in the middle
To orson
To repeat
What is the definition of an epithet?
A descriptive phrase that follows a name
A type of poem
A type of potato
It's like a simile, but it's not, you know?
Which of these is a libation?
Which of these images could be described as verdant?
What is the meaning of shroud?
The only member of the marsupial family native to North America
A type of high desert land mass
A container for liquids
A cloth that wraps a dead person for burial
What is a portent?
An omen
A sign of a future event
Someone who is full of themself
The side of the ship that isn't starboard
What is the meaning of edict?
A small fish, normally found in salt water
A decree or official order
The latest flavor of La Croix
A type of ivy
What is the meaning of vernal?
Related to spring
Related to fall
Related to winter
Related to the sea side
What is the meaning of glutted?
Overjoyed
Sullen
Filled to excess
Angered
Which of these shows a supplicant?
Which of these is a yoke?
What is the meaning of eddy?
A circular movement of water
A wave
A whippet
A calamitous event
What is the meaning of apportion?
To keep for one's self
To divide and allocate
To demonstrate dominance
To depose
