Odyssey

karina S.
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  1. spinning
    creating thread
  2. glistening
    reflecting light
  3. unwearied
    with unreduced energy
  4. whip
    an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash
  5. strapping
    muscular and heavily built
  6. withdraw
    pull back or move away or backward
  7. realm
    a domain in which something is dominant
  8. inquisitive
    given to questioning
  9. barred
    preventing entry or exit or a course of action
  10. harbor
    a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
  11. cheerful
    being full of or promoting cheer
  12. mistress
    an adulterous woman
  13. murmur
    a low continuous indistinct sound
  14. equity
    the quality of being fair, reasonable, or impartial
  15. threshold
    the starting point for a new state or experience
  16. ardor
    feelings of great warmth and intensity
  17. grinding
    a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears)
  18. flickering
    shining unsteadily
  19. orchard
    a small cultivated area where fruit trees are planted
  20. thrown
    caused to fall to the ground
  21. larder
    a small storeroom for storing foods or wines
  22. petitioner
    someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right
  23. trial
    the act of testing something
  24. brazen
    not held back by conventional ideas of behavior
  25. guileful
    marked by skill in deception
  26. wreck
    something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
  27. ashore
    towards or to the edge of a body of water
  28. enchantress
    a female sorcerer or magician
  29. craft
    the skilled practice of a practical occupation
  30. drift
    be in motion due to some air or water current
  31. swell
    increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
  32. abashed
    feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious
  33. devoutly
    in a devout and pious manner
  34. fleecy
    (of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing
  35. colonnade
    structure consisting of a row of evenly spaced columns
  36. fettle
    a state of fitness and good health
  37. tholepin
    a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
  38. foregather
    collect in one place
  39. sought
    that is looked for
  40. shambling
    walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet
  41. studded
    dotted or adorned with or as with studs or nailheads
  42. inward
    directed or moving inward or toward a center
  43. gout
    a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints
  44. bane
    something causing misery or death
  45. pinning
    a mutual promise of a couple not to date anyone else
  46. bollard
    a strong post
  47. cluster
    a grouping of a number of similar things
  48. cheering
    encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
  49. victuals
    a source of food or nourishment
  50. flabby
    out of condition
  51. prowess
    a superior skill learned by study and practice
  52. downy
    soft and fluffy, like small feathers
  53. smoothed
    made smooth by ironing
  54. baleful
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  55. hammered
    shaped or worked with a hammer and often showing hammer marks
  56. bent
    stooped (used of the back and knees)
  57. indecorous
    lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct
  58. bandyleg
    a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee)
  59. surety
    something clearly established
  60. disencumber
    release from entanglement or difficulty
  61. broadsword
    a sword with a broad blade and two cutting edges
  62. sheath
    a protective covering, as for a knife or sword
  63. knot
    a fastening formed by looping and tying a cord or rope
  64. calve
    birth
  65. heap
    a collection of objects laid on top of each other
  66. ambuscade
    the act of hiding and waiting to make a surprise attack
  67. crouch
    the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body
  68. mourn
    feel sadness
  69. piteous
    deserving or inciting a feeling of sympathy and sorrow
  70. god-fearing
    deeply religious
  71. surpass
    be or do something to a greater degree
  72. mutinous
    characterized by a rebellion against authority
  73. outnumber
    be larger in number
  74. offshore
    (of winds) coming from the land
  75. teeming
    abundantly filled with especially living things
  76. inshore
    close to a shore
  77. homestead
    the house and adjacent grounds occupied by a family
  78. hawser
    large heavy rope for nautical use
  79. shaggy
    having long, thick, and poorly groomed hair or fur
  80. vessel
    an object used as a container, especially for liquids
Created on Mon Nov 28 20:59:30 EST 2011

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