Hobbit Vocab #2 Flashcards

(20 cards)

1
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cartage

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(n) the act of or rate charged for carting

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2
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tenfold

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(adj) being ten times as great or as many

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3
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stratagems

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(n) tricks to deceive or outwit the enemy

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4
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smithereens

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(n) fragments, bits

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5
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pallid

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(adj) pale, wan

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6
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furtive

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(adj) secretive; sly

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7
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molder

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(v) to crumble into small pieces

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8
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dominion

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(n) supreme authority, sovereignty

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9
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barb

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(n) a sharp projection extending backward as from the point of an arrow

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10
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contrive

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(v) to plan, to devise

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11
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thatch

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(v) to cover (a roof or a building) with straw or a similar material

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12
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carrion

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(n) dead and decaying flesh

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13
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kindred

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(n) a group of related individuals

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14
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succor

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(v) to aid, to help, to relieve

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15
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sentinels

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(n) a guard/sentry at a point of passage

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16
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thrice

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(adverb) three times

17
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wrath

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(n) violent anger: rage

18
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antiquated

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(adj) out-of-date, old-fashioned

19
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dubious

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(adj) uncertain, questionable, undecided

20
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gilded

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(adj) covered with a thin layer of gold