Vocabulary Iliad Book 3 (Fagles)
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- onset
- (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
- din
- the act of making a noisy disturbance
- ungodly
- characterized by iniquity
- gazed
- to look at something for a long time
- clutching
- holding very tightly
- enticing
- highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
- daunted
- afraid
- overwhelmed
- rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or profusion of something
- unwed
- of someone who has not been married
- glimpse
- a quick look
- averted
- turn away or aside
- lithe
- gracefully slender
- wavered
- was indecisive (couldn't make a decision), hesitated
- trafficked
- To carry on trade or other dealings
- ravishing
- stunningly beautiful
- antlered
- having antlers
- shrewd
- clever, mischieous
- pleaded
- begged
- undying
- never dying
- taut
- Stretched tight.
- crest
- reach a high point
- taunts
- mean words, words that tease in a very mean way
- revere
- to honor
- flighty
- absent-mindedly irresponsible
- binding
- to come together
- yoke
- link with or as with a yoke
- staving
- V. To delay by force or craft to drive away.
- scrambling
- to move around without formation
- hover
- be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity
- stark
- Strong
- greaves
- armor for the leg from the ankle to the knee worn by Homeric warriors.
- jab
- a quick short straight punch
- scanning
- being able to look at every person in the crowd
- burnished
- well-polished
- traits
- specific characteristic that varies from one individual to another
- heaped
- thrown together in a pile
- crane
- large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world
- weaver
- a craftsman who weaves cloth
- salvos
- discharge of weapons
- beckon
- appear inviting
- reins
- power to control, leather straps, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal
- blazoned
- adorned
- fleece
- a soft bulky fabric with deep pile
- hoist
- raise
- pallor
- extreme or unnatural paleness
- consort
- the husband or wife of a reigning monarch
- lordly
- of or befitting a lord
- sumptuous
- magnificent
- casting
- the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel
- rife
- excessively abundant
- strategies
- war plans
- tread
- a step in walking or running
- tufts
- hairs growing close together
- strutting
- swaggering
- lots
- a large number or amount
- carved
- made for or formed by carving ('carven' is archaic or literary)
- woolens
- a fabric made from the hair of sheep
- bulwark
- N. a strong defense or protection, a solid wall-like structure for defense (v) to provide such defense or protection
- kinsman
- a male relative
- clasps
- fasten with a buckle or buckles
- pith
- heart of the matter, basic trait. Also force, strength, or vigor
- inspire
- influence or cause someone to want to act
- bludgeoned
- beat (someone) repeatedly with a bludgeon or other heavy object
- demanded
- ordered something to be done
- reparations
- payment for damages after a war
- fertile
- marked by great fruitfulness
- hardy
- having rugged physical strength
- grand
- large, big, great
- regal
- 1. royal, kinglike; fit for a king
- wildfowl
- flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food
- halt
- an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
- crone
- an ugly evil-looking old woman
- stalked
- stomped; walked in an angry way
- appalling
- shocking - adj
- bellwether
- (n.) the male sheep that leads the flock to the slaughterhouse, a leader, as in a desperate or violent undertaking; an indicator
- scorn
- reject with contempt
- bristling
- to stand or rise stiffly
- pact
- an agreement
- spun
- spin
- eloquent
- Having the ability to express emotion or feeling in lofty and impassioned speech.
- gouging
- an act of extortion; swindle; A chisel with a rounded, troughlike blade
- maddening
- extremely annoying or displeasing
- ewe
- female sheep
- shaft
- a long pointed rod used as a weapon
- headstrong
- stubborn
- rejoiced
- to be very happy.
- inlaid
- adorned by inlays