Beowulf Vocabulary Test Questions – Flashcards
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Affliction (28)
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state of pain, distress, or grief; misery
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Anguish(65)
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excruciating or acute distress, suffering or pain
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avenge(85)
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to take vengeance or exact satisfaction for
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bewitch(48)
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to enchant; charm; fascinate
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billow(120)
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to swell out, puff up, etc.; as by the action of wind
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bitter(26)
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hard to bear; grievous; distressful
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boast (25)
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to speak with exaggeration and excessive pride, esp. about oneself
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borne (29)
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to carry; bring
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brood (63)
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to think or worry about persistently
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cavernous(94)
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being, resembling, or suggestive of a cavern
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compel (99)
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to force to submit; subdue
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confide (51)
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to tell in assurance of secrecy
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courteous (85)
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having or showing great manners
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decree(62)
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a formal and authoritative order
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dismal (67)
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gloomy; dreary; cheerless
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dwell (99)
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to live or stay as a permanent resident; reside
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dynasty (93)
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a sequence of rulers from the same family, stock, or group
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encrusted (117)
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to cover like a crust
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endure (102)
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to hold out against; sustain without impairment or yielding
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entrust (51)
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to commit (something) in trust to; confide
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exile (26)
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expulsion from one's native land by authoritative decree
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expedition (85)
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an excursion, journey, or voyage made for some specific purpose
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exulting (81)
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delight, glory, revel
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fetter (73)
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to confine; restrain
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fiend (26)
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a person or thing that causes mischief or annoyance
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flee (27)
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to run away, as from danger or pursuers; take flight
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flourishing (77)
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to be successful, prosper
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fret (37)
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to feel or express worry
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gorge (37)
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to swallow greedily
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gory (83)
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involving much bloodshed and violence
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gruesome (46)
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causing great horror, horribly grisly
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hag (75)
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an ugly old woman, esp. a vicious or malicious one
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haltingly (109)
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faltering or hesitating
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heathen (28)
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an unconverted person who does not acknowledge the God of the Bible
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hoard (24)
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a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation
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hoary (102)
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old, dated, aged
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honeyed (57)
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flattering or ingratiating
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imperious (83)
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domineering in a haughty manner
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indifference (87)
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lack of interest or concern
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infamous (47)
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having an extremely bad reputation
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inhabit (63)
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to live or swell in
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kindle (120)
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to set fire to or ignite
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kinship (103)
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relationship by nature, qualities, etc.;affinity
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kinsmen (25)
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a blood relative; a person of the same nationality or ethnic group
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lair (27)
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a den or resting place
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lament (27)
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to feel or express sorrow or regret for
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loathsome (54)
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causing feelings of loathing; disgusting; revolting
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lust (27)
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uncontrolled passion or appetite
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malice (91)
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desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another
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moored (82)
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to secure in a particular place
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niggardly (83)
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reluctant to give or spend
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omen (29)
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anything perceive or happening that is believed to be prophetic
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pagan (92)
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one of a people or community observing a polytheistic religion
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plunder (28)
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to rob of goods, despoil or pillage
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prosperity (77)
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a successful, flourishing, or thriving condition
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prow (30)
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the forepart of a ship or boat; bow
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purge (43)
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to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable
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pyre (119)
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a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material
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quench (27)
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to put out or extinguish
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reign (24)
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the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne
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relic (76)
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a surviving memorial of something past
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relish (28)
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liking or enjoyment of the taste of something
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reparation (28)
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the making of amends for wrong or injury done
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reprisal (42)
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retaliation against an enemy, for injuries received
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reproach (96)
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to find fault with; blame; censure
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resound (56)
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to echo or ring with sound
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righteous (27)
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characterized by uprightness or morality
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scorch (117)
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to affect the color, taste, etc. by burning
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scorn (96)
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open or unqualified contempt
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shroud (37)
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a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial
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sinew (48)
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a tendon
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skulk (97)
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to move in a stealthy manner; slink
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slaughter (27)
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the brutal or violent killing of a person or great number of people or animals
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sluggish (68)
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slow to act or respond; moving slowly
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smother (38)
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to extinguish or deaden
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solace (76)
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comfort, console, or cheer
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solemn (84)
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serious and earnest
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spawn (26)
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any person or thing regarded as the offspring of some stock, idea
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spoils (25)
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spoils, booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery
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sprawl (27)
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to be stretched or spread out
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stately (67)
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majestic, imposing in magnificence
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stem (38)
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to remove
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summon (80)
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to call upon to do something specific
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surge (40)
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to rise, roll, move, or swell forward in or like waves
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sustain (60)
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to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure
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tarnish (93)
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to dull the luster of; to diminish or destroy the purity of
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treachery (50)
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violation of faith; betrayal of trust; treason
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triumphant (73)
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having achieved victory or success; victorious; successful
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vengeance (99)
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an act of injury for the purpose of revenge
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venomous (111)
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full of or containing venom; poisonous
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vex (39)
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to torment; trouble; distress; plague; worry
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vile (51)
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morally debased, depraved, or despicable
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wretched (114)
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despicable, contemptible, or mean
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writhing (47)
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to twist the body about, or squirm, as in pain
