Vocabulary in by Rosemary Sutcliff Black Ships Before Troy *Indicates a word that will be on a quiz!* Chapter 1 - The Golden Apple pages 1 10 – – *mortal - Earthly; human. adj. discord - Upset; lack of order n. *avenge - Retaliate; take revenge. v. surpassed - Exceeded; went beyond all others v. realms - Kingdoms; empires n. *suitors - Man who desires to marry a particular woman. n. Chapter 2 - Ship‐Gathering pages 11 ‐15 – *grief - Sorrow; deep anguish; heartbreak. n. *rage - Intense anger, fury. n. *vengeance - Revenge; a punishment in return for a wrong someone committed. n. sacred - Holy, blessed, worthy of great respect. adj. Chapter 3 - Quarrel with the High King pages 16 21 ‐ – *allied - United or joined in a common or effort. adj. Pestilence - A generally fatal disease. n. *dishonored - To dishonor: Brought on shame and disgrace; treated in a v. disrespectful way. - To brood: To be deep in thought and worry. brooding v. - Sacrifice: To give up something that is valuable, intending to *sacrifices n. please a god. An offering to a god.
Vocabulary in Black Ships Before Troy by Rosemary Sutcliff *Indicates a word that will be on a quiz!* Chapter 1 - The Golden Apple – pages 1 – 10 *mortal - adj. Earthly; human. discord - n. Upset; lack of order *avenge - v. Retaliate; take revenge. surpassed - v. Exceeded; went beyond all others realms - n. Kingdoms; empires *suitors - n. Man who desires to marry a particular woman. Chapter 2 - Ship‐Gathering – pages 11 ‐15 *grief - n. Sorrow; deep anguish; heartbreak. *rage - n. Intense anger, fury. *vengeance - n. Revenge; a punishment in return for a wrong someone committed. sacred - adj. Holy, blessed, worthy of great respect. Chapter 3 - Quarrel with the High King – pages 16 ‐ 21 *allied - adj. United or joined in a common or effort. Pestilence - n. A generally fatal disease. *dishonored - v. To dishonor: Brought on shame and disgrace; treated in a disrespectful way. brooding - v. To brood: To be deep in thought and worry. *sacrifices - n. Sacrifice: To give up something that is valuable, intending to please a god. An offering to a god.
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