Vocabulary Words Adventures of Ulysses

1. Vocabulary Words Adventures of Ulysses

2. “The Ciconians” • Scything (page 6) – whacking the men with a tool that has a curved blade on a long curved handle.

3. “The Lotus-Eaters” • Repose (page 11) – sleep • Writhing (page 14) – twisting and turning • Ether (page 14) - an invisible substance that makes you sleepy • Lolled (page 15) – acted lazy

4. “The Cyclops’ Cave” • Skiff (page 17) – a small boat • Niche (page 21) – a shelf carved into a wall • Undiluted (page 21) – not watered down • Tethered (page 24) – tied down

5. “Keeper of the Winds” • Ignorant (page 27) – uneducated • Anointed (page 30) – applied oil in a sacred ceremony • Motley (page 30) – not matching, disorganized • Unwittingly (page 34) – unknowingly, unaware • Mast (page 35) – beam that holds up the sail of a ship

6. “Cannibal Beach” • Fatigue (page 41) – extreme exhaustion • Prudent (page 42) – careful or cautious • Foliage (page 44) – leaves on a tree

7. “Circe” • ethical (page 58) – morally correct • gorged (page 50) – ate a lot really quickly • moored (page 48) – tied up a boat • inhabitants (page 49) – people or animals occupying a space • venerable (page 57) – highly respected

8. “The Sirens” • strait (page 86) – a narrow passage connecting two bodies of water • lure (page 86) – to attract • purled (page 88) – sound made by rippling water • tormenting (page 89) – causing suffering

9. “Scylla and Charybdis” • thrice (page 92) – three times • torrent (page 92) – a heavy uncontrolled outpouring • insatiable (page 93) – unable to be satisfied • spume (page 93) – sea froth