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Pankration

Pankration. Ch 9-21 Vocabulary. Absconding. Departing in a sudden or secret manner, especially to avoid capture. spondophorous. herald; a person who comes to a town to make an announcement. incoherent. unable to think or express one’s thoughts in a clear or orderly manner. trussing.

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Pankration

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  1. Pankration Ch 9-21 Vocabulary

  2. Absconding • Departing in a sudden or secret manner, especially to avoid capture

  3. spondophorous • herald; a person who comes to a town to make an announcement

  4. incoherent • unable to think or express one’s thoughts in a clear or orderly manner

  5. trussing • tying or securing (the body) closely or squarely

  6. quavering • shaking, especially in the voice

  7. ominous • threatening, menacing

  8. encroach • to trespass upon the property, domain, or rights of another

  9. haphazard • Randomness; characterized by a lack of order or planning

  10. obliterating • destroying completely; to destroy and remove all traces of

  11. ritual • ceremonial act or a series of such acts

  12. oblivious • unmindful; lacking conscious awareness

  13. sacrifice • the offering of a plant, animal, or human life or a material possession to a diety (god)

  14. chariot • an ancient horse-drawn two-wheeled vehicle used in war, races, and processions

  15. oracle • a priest or priestess who gave what was considered to be wise counsel in ancient Greece and Rome •  the counsel given by a priest or priestess

  16. amphora • a two-handled jar with a narrow neck used by the ancient Greek and Romans to carry wine or oil

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