Beowulf Flashcards

(45 cards)

1
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Piteous

A

Pathetic.

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2
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Moor

A

A high-altitude swamp-ish wasteland.

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3
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Mead-horn

A

A drinking vessel made from an animal horn, used to serve mead.

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4
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Whetted

A

To sharpen a tool or stimulate (whet your appetite)

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5
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Thane

A

A feudal lord

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6
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Hearsay

A

Unverified information, rumor

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7
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Larder

A

A pantry

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8
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Vice

A

An evil habit

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9
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Fen

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A marshy water land

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10
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Cacophony

A

Noise

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11
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Strident

A

Harsh in sound

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12
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Sinew

A

A tendon

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13
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Steel

A

To act strong

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14
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Asunder

A

In separate pieces

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15
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Slight

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To offend or insult

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16
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Astride

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To sit on something with one leg on each side.

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17
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Resplendent

A

Attractive and richly colorful

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18
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Fraught

A

Filled with: destined to result in.

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19
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Gout

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A medical condition that often attacks the extremities.

20
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Shirk

21
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Bier

A

A frame where a coffin is placed before burial

22
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Bereaved

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To suffer the loss of a loved through death or long absence.

23
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Grievous

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Causing pain, grief, or anguish

24
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Rapturous

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Expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm

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Talisman
An object or charm considered to possess supernatural powers
26
Portent
A sign of warning of something
27
Scything
A long single-edged blade with a long bent handle used for reaping
28
Raucously
Rough-sounding and harsh
29
Flogging
A beating or whipping
30
Vestiges
A mark or a trace
31
Astride
To sit on something with one leg on each side.
32
Resplendent
Attractive and richly colorful
33
Fraught
Filled with: destined to result in.
34
Gout
A medical condition that often attacks the extremities.
35
Shirk
To avoid.
36
Bier
A frame where a coffin is placed before burial
37
Bereaved
To suffer the loss of a loved through death or long absence.
38
Grievous
Causing pain, grief, or anguish
39
Rapturous
Expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm
40
Talisman
An object or charm considered to possess supernatural powers
41
Portent
A sign of warning of something
42
Scything
A long single-edged blade with a long bent handle used for reaping
43
Raucously
Rough-sounding and harsh
44
Flogging
A beating or whipping
45
Vestiges
A mark or a trace