The Odyssey Vocabulary Unit Test

Answer each of the following questions by selecting the best possible choice.  They are all worth 2 points.

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the back side of the neck

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climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling → saunter

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foam as if boiling

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a stronghold for shelter during a battle → palisade

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cause to feel shame

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moving quickly and lightly → nimble

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the act of delaying and playing instead of working

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an act intending or showing kindness and good will → benefaction

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something causing misery or death

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sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled → colonnade

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a framework that supports climbing plants

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a negotiation between enemies → amulet

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more than enough in size or scope or capacity

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structure consisting of a row of evenly spaced columns → colonnade

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feel sorry for; be contrite about

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freedom from activity → seethe

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a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause

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unrestrained by convention or propriety → brazen

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a bank of tissue connecting a muscle to its bony attachment

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the back side of the neck

climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling → saunter

foam as if boiling

a stronghold for shelter during a battle → palisade

cause to feel shame

moving quickly and lightly → nimble

the act of delaying and playing instead of working

an act intending or showing kindness and good will → benefaction

something causing misery or death

sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled → colonnade

a framework that supports climbing plants

a negotiation between enemies → amulet

more than enough in size or scope or capacity

structure consisting of a row of evenly spaced columns → colonnade

feel sorry for; be contrite about

freedom from activity → seethe

a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause

unrestrained by convention or propriety → brazen

a bank of tissue connecting a muscle to its bony attachment

keep company with; hang out with → consort