PANKRATIONCh 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 tying or securing (the body) closely or

squarely

QUAVERING shaking, especially in the voice

OMINOUS threatening, menacing

ENCROACH to trespass upon the property, domain,

or rights of another

HAPHAZARD Randomness; characterized by a lack of

order or planning

OBLITERATING destroying completely; to destroy and

remove all traces of

RITUAL ceremonial act or a series of such acts

OBLIVIOUS unmindful; lacking conscious awareness

SACRIFICE the offering of a plant, animal, or human

life or a material possession to a diety (god)

CHARIOT an ancient horse-drawn two-wheeled

vehicle used in war, races, and processions

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

AMPHORA a two-handled jar with a narrow neck

used by the ancient Greek and Romans to carry wine or oil