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Tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy; something that induces sleep

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Soporific

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Extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical

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Straitlaced

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Lasting only a short time, fleeting; one who stays only a short time

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Transient

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To whip, punish severely; a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism

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Scourge

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Beneficial, helpful; half, wholesome

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Salutary

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To mock, treat with contempt

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Flout

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To seal, especially in a sneaky way and in pretty amounts

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Filch

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Fair, just, embodying principles of justice

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Equitable

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A warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior

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Blazon

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Self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle

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Axiomatic

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Self-government, political control

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Autonomy

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Bitterly severe, within; causing great harm

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Scathing

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Thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable

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Sleazy

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Coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed

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Scurrilous

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Able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly

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Resilient

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Peevish, complaining, fretful

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Querulous

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A natural inclination or predilection toward

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Propensity

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Incapable of being changed or called back

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Irrevocable

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Thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; a very thin, light cloth

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Gossamer

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Scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic

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Erudite

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Illegal traffic, smuggled goods; illegal, prohibited

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Contraband

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An original model on which something was patterned or replicated; the ideal example of a particular type of person or thing

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Archetype

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Shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion

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Amorphous

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Courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to

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Affable

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To use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end

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Wheedle

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Bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting (like a strong acid)

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Vitriolic

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Resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government

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Seditious

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Composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances

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Sangfroid

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A natural or habitual inclination or tendency (especially of human character or behavior)

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Proclivity

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To steal something that has ben given into one's trust; to take improperly for one's own use

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Peculate

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Existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously

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Nominal

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To make amends, make up for; to avert

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Expiate

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To sympathize with, have pity or sorry for, share a feeling of distress

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Commiserate

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Resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental , not essential; (medicine) acquired, not congenital

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Adventitious

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The modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another; the resultant blend

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Acculturation

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To have an intense dislike or hatred for

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Abominate

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To think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; likely idea that lacks definite proof

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Surmise

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Strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling sharp or bitter to the taste

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Stringent

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To spread through, penetrate, soak through

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Permeate

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Secret hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; mysterious, magical, uncanny; to hide, cover up; eclipse; matters involving the supernatural

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Occult

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Weariness of body or mind, lack of energy

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Lassitude

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One who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder

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Interloper

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To violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds

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Infringe

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By virtue of holding a certain office

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Ex officio

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To urge strongly, advise earnestly

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Exhort

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Saliva or mucus flying from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense; to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly

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Drivel

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Pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas

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Bombastic

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To improve, make better correct a flaw or shortcoming

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Ameliorate

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Excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable

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Unctuous

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Shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion

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Umbrage

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To rise above or beyond, exceed

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Transcend

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A special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence

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Prerogative

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Peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset

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Petulant

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Causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint

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Lurid

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A hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)

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Innuendo

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Used so often as to lack freshness or originality

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Hackneyed

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To draw forth, to bring out form some source (such as another person)

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Elicit

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To attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning

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Expostulate

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The expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval

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Approbation

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Repeated initial consonant sounds in stressed syllables

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Alliteration

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Repeated vowel sounds in unrhymed, stressed syllables

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Assonance

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A lyric poem expresses the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker

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Anglo-Saxon Lyrics

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A poem mourning the loss of someone or something

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Elegy

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A long narrative poem, sometimes developed orally, that celebrates heroic deeds and legendary events

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Epic

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Tells the story of past evens using reliable evidence, such as eye witness reports and documents

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Historical Writing

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Usually with four strong beats

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Regular Rhymes

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Pauses for breath in the middle of lines

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Caesuras

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Two-word posting renaming, like "whales' home" for the sea

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Kennings

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A larger-than-life character

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Epic Hero

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Are acts that reveal the epic hero's extraordinary qualities and reflect the values cherished by his culture

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Valorous Deeds

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Stories about héros that were passed down orally

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Folk Epics

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Composed by individual authors who drew on the mentions of folk epics

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Literary Epics

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Most epics share literary or formal characteristics

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Epic Convention

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A book that gives an account on a person's life

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Autobiography

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A book written by a person on another person

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Biography

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A dangerous mission sought out by the epic hero

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Quest

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Events from the history of a nation that provides the theme and the back drop for the epic hero

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Great Events

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What was Bede's main reason for writing A History of the English Church? a)to compare Britain and Ireland b)to identify the languages spoken c)to describe the geography of Britain d)to record the history of Britain

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D) To record the history of Britain

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According to Bede, what was the greatest thing that Britain had to offer? a)it had many natural resources b)it had a very warm climate c)it had a powerful navy d)it operated under one government

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A) It had many natural resources

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Read these quotations from A History of the English Church and People. Based on the details they provide, which quotation is probably the most historically accurate? a)"Ihave heard that folk suffering from snakebite have drunk water in which scrapings from the leaves of books from Ireland have been steeped..." b)"On the opposite side of Britain, which lies open to the boundless ocean, lie the isles of the Orcades." c)"As Saint Basil says: 'Water receives its heat when it flows across certain metals, and becomes hot..'" d)...almost everything in the isle enjoys immunity to poison..."

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B) "On the opposite side of Britain, which lies the boundless ocean, lie the isles of the Orcades."

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According to Bede, what is true of Ireland? a)it is the largest island b)it gets a lot of snow c)it does not have any snakes d)the climate is too warm

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A) It is the largest island

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What keeps Bede from being completely accurate in his A History of the English Church and People? a)he sometimes accepted unlikely stories as true b)he usually did not tell where he got information c)much of his information comes from his own observations d)he used the limited resources available to him at the time

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D) He used the limited resources available to him at the time

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Why does Bede go into such detail in A History of the English Church and People to describe the kinds of shell fish found in Britain? a)he knows his readers are interested in the fish of the seacoast. b)he wants to show how varied and rich the waters of Britain are. c)he wants readers to know the Britons are well nourished. d)he is stressing the importance of the seacoast.

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D) He is stressing the importance of the seacoast

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Why does Bede include a quotation from the Scots in A History of the English Church and People? a)he is trying to flatter the Scots. b)he wants to show how unreasonable the Scots were. c)he wants to make it seem that he was present at the time. d)he has read the quotation in another work.

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C) He wants to make it seem that he was present at the time.

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How does Ireland's climate compare to Britain's in A History of the English Church and People? a)it is much colder. b)it is much wetter. c)it is more variable. d)it is superior.

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D) It is superior

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What attitude toward women is Bede expressing in this quotation from A History of the English Church and People? "Having no women with them, these Picts asked wives of the scots, who consented on condition that, when any dispute arose, they should choose a king from the female royal line rather than the male." a)Picts believed Scots women brought a high social status. b)Picts held little respect for Scots women. c)Scots women were eager to marry Pict men d)Scots wanted political influence in the Pict royal court.

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D) Scots wanted political influence in the Pict royal court.

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What does Bede feel most unifies the people of Britain in A History of the English Church and People? a)their love of the land b)their fear of the Picts c)their desire for peace d)their belief in and study of God's truth

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D) Their belief in and study of God's truth

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What does innumerable mean in this line from A History of the English Church and People? "In old times, the country had twenty-eight noble cities, and innumerable castles..." a)several b)countless c)song d)stone

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B) Countless

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What are the promontories that Bede describes in A History of the English Church and People? a)peaks of the high costal land b)cases with strong walls c)gently rolling hills d)a kind of shellfish

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A) Peaks of high costal land

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What word means the same as the word in parentheses in this sentence from A History of the English Church and People? "...vine are (cultivated) in various localities." a)cut b)picked c)grow d)burned

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C) Grown

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Worthy, deserving recognition and praise

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Meritorious

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One that occupies a position or place

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Occupant

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An irregularly shaped spot or discolored area

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Spotch

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Marked by or given to doubt

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Skeptically

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A medicinal fluid rubbed into the skin to soothe pain or relieve stiffness

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Liniment

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