Beowulf Vocabulary
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Beowulf Beowulf VocabularyVocabulary
English IV HonorsEnglish IV Honors
English IVEnglish IV
KurtzKurtz
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artfulartful
skillful: skillful: done skillfully or with tastedone skillfully or with taste example: example: an artful arrangement of blue an artful arrangement of blue and green ceramicsand green ceramics
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boltbolt
a sliding bar that fits into a socket and a sliding bar that fits into a socket and secures a door or gate.secures a door or gate.
example: a long piece of wood fastened to a example: a long piece of wood fastened to a door. door.
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fretfret
flow in ripples or small waves: flow in ripples or small waves: to flow to flow with a constant busy rippling motion or with a constant busy rippling motion or with small choppy waves, or cause water with small choppy waves, or cause water to flow in this way .to flow in this way . The waves fret against the boat’s hull.The waves fret against the boat’s hull.
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furrowfurrow
groove: groove: a rut or groove in a surfacea rut or groove in a surface
Example: a trenchExample: a trench
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grategrate
fireplace: fireplace: a fireplace, stove, or furnacea fireplace, stove, or furnace hearthhearth
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hackhack
chop something off or into parts: chop something off or into parts: to cut, shape, or to cut, shape, or divide something roughly or carelessly ( divide something roughly or carelessly ( informalinformal ) ) He's hacked a whole chunk off that article I wrote for the He's hacked a whole chunk off that article I wrote for the
magazine.magazine.
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hoaryhoary
white with age: white with age: describes hair that has describes hair that has become white or gray with agebecome white or gray with ageexample: Santa Claus’s beardexample: Santa Claus’s beard
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infamousinfamous
abominable: abominable: so bad as to earn somebody so bad as to earn somebody an extremely bad reputationan extremely bad reputation
example: Kayne West is infamous.example: Kayne West is infamous.
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lamentlament
express regret: express regret: to express regret, to express regret, annoyance, or disappointment about annoyance, or disappointment about somethingsomething example: example: She was lamenting the lack of She was lamenting the lack of funding for her project.funding for her project.
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loatheloathe
to dislike somebody or something to dislike somebody or something intensely.intensely. Example: Jennifer Aniston loathes Angelina Example: Jennifer Aniston loathes Angelina
JolieJolie
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quenchquench
satisfy thirst: satisfy thirst: to satisfy a thirst by to satisfy a thirst by drinking somethingdrinking something Example: drinking a cold beverage on a hot Example: drinking a cold beverage on a hot
day.day.
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relishrelish
enjoy eating something: enjoy eating something: to enjoy the to enjoy the taste of a particular food or drink taste of a particular food or drink Example: Eating ice cream on a hot day.Example: Eating ice cream on a hot day.
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reprise reprise
repetition: repetition: a repetition or recurrence of a repetition or recurrence of somethingsomething
example: the chorus of a songexample: the chorus of a song
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solacesolace
relief from emotional distress: relief from emotional distress: comfort at a comfort at a time of sadness, grief, or disappointment time of sadness, grief, or disappointment Example: Talking to a friend, hanging out with family Example: Talking to a friend, hanging out with family
after a bad day.after a bad day.
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utter utter
emit something as vocal sound: emit something as vocal sound: to emit to emit something as a sound made by the voicesomething as a sound made by the voice example: example: uttered a low growluttered a low growl
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vexationvexation
something that vexes: something that vexes: something that something that provokes irritability or anxiety provokes irritability or anxiety Example: Nails on chalkboards is a vexation to Example: Nails on chalkboards is a vexation to
teachers.teachers.