Chapter 6 Grendel Flashcards
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Anarchism(noun)
a political theory that holds all governmental authority to be unnecessary and undesirable and advocates a society based on the voluntary cooperation of individuals and groups
Vassal: (noun)
one in a subservient or subordinate position
Hart: (noun)
a male red deer especially over five years old
Irascible (adjective)
marked by hot temper and easily aroused anger
Chilblain (noun)
an inflammatory swelling or sore caused by exposure (as of the feet or hands) to cold
Sophism:(noun)
an unsound misleading argument that on the surface seems reasonably
Ingenuity (noun)
a skill or cleverness in devising or combining
Portnent (noun)
a sign or warning that foreshadows something usually evil
Abyss (noun)
an immeasurably deep gulf or great space
Simper (verb)
to smile in a silly manner
Infinitesimal (adj)
immeasurably or incalculably small
Wile (noun)
a trick or stratagem intended to tempt or deceive
Hearth: (noun)
a brick or stone, concrete area in front of a fireplace
Inchoate (adj)
being recently begun or only partly in existence or operation
Debauch: (verb)
to lead away from virtue or morality
Rhetoric: (noun)
the art of speaking or writing effectively
Brachiate: (verb)
to progress by swinging from one hold to another by the arms
Transmogrify (verb)
to change or alter often with grotesque or humorous effect
Irony (noun)
the humorous or sardonic use of words to express the opposite of what one really means (as when words of praise are given but blame is intended)
Empiricism (noun)
a theory that knowledge originates in experience
Machiavellianism:
the political theory of Machiavelli: the view that any means however unscrupulous can justifiably be used in achieving political power
Geat (noun)
a member of a Scandinavian people of Southern Sweden to which the legendary hero Beowulf belonged
