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Odyssey Vocabulary

Odyssey Vocabulary. Guile. N. Crafty or artful deception, the use of tricks to deceive someone Odysseus demonstrated his guile when he created the Trojan Horse plan. Succumb. V. to give way to superior force; yield: to yield to disease, wounds, old age, etc.; die.

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Odyssey Vocabulary

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  1. Odyssey Vocabulary

  2. Guile • N. Crafty or artful deception, the use of tricks to deceive someone • Odysseus demonstrated his guile when he created the Trojan Horse plan.

  3. Succumb • V. to give way to superior force; yield: to yield to disease, wounds, old age, etc.; die. • Many would have succumbed to despair, but Penelope remained faithful and optimistic that Odysseus would return.

  4. Adversity • N. a condition marked by misfortune, calamity, or distress • Odysseus faced adversity on his journey home from Troy.

  5. Blanched • V. To turn white or become pale • Blanched with terror, Odysseus’ crew began to panic as they faced Skylla.

  6. Ruse • N. a trick, stratagems • Odysseus’s ruse to blind Polyphemos was successful!

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