Grade 7: Unit 6: Vocabulary from Readings 1

This list covers "Prometheus," "Orpheus and Eurydice," "Icarus and Daedalus," "Phaëthon, Son of Apollo," and Young Arthur.
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  1. aptitude
    inherent ability
  2. infinite
    having no limits or boundaries in time or space
  3. vengeance
    harming someone in retaliation for something they have done
  4. inconsolable
    sad beyond comforting
  5. lyre
    a harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment
  6. ascend
    travel up
  7. cunning
    showing inventiveness and skill
  8. veer
    turn sharply; change direction abruptly
  9. reel
    be dizzy, disoriented, or bewildered
  10. sustain
    be the physical support of
  11. rash
    imprudently incurring risk
  12. deference
    a courteous expression of esteem or regard
  13. dissuade
    turn away from by persuasion
  14. precipitous
    extremely steep
  15. melancholy
    a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
  16. reclaim
    reassert one's right or title to
  17. taskmaster
    someone who imposes hard or continuous work
  18. grievous
    causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
  19. flinch
    draw back, as with fear or pain
  20. upstart
    of someone who has suddenly risen economically or socially
  21. mount
    get up on the back of
  22. pommel
    an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword
  23. homage
    respectful deference
Created on Thu May 13 13:43:35 EDT 2021 (updated Mon May 17 17:08:02 EDT 2021)

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