Book XI — Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words from Book XI

enshrouded (adjective (past participle))

Completely enveloped or concealed, as if wrapped in a shroud.

feckless (adjective)

Lacking strength, vitality, or effectiveness; weak and helpless.

libation (noun)

A ritual pouring of a liquid (such as wine, milk, or oil) as an offering to a god or spirit.

sceptre (noun)

An ornamental staff carried as a symbol of royal or divine authority.

vouchsafe (verb)

To grant or bestow something in a gracious or condescending manner.

beguiling (verb (present participle))

Deceiving or misleading someone through charm or trickery.

niggardly (adjective)

Ungenerous; giving or spending reluctantly; stingy.

redound (verb)

To contribute or result in, especially to one's credit or advantage.

charlatan (noun)

A person who falsely claims to have special knowledge or ability; a fraud.

hecatomb (noun)

A great public sacrifice, originally of one hundred oxen, offered to the gods in ancient Greece.

prodigious (adjective)

Remarkably great in extent, size, or degree; enormous.

asphodel (noun)

A type of lily plant; in Greek mythology, the meadows of asphodel were the default resting place for ordinary souls in the underworld.

smirched (adjective (past participle))

Stained, dirtied, or made grimy.

bondsman (noun)

A person bound to serve another; a slave or serf.

lineage (noun)

Direct descent from an ancestor; ancestry or pedigree.

indomitable (adjective)

Impossible to subdue or defeat; unconquerable.