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Anglo-Saxon vocab Flashcards

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A

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On,in, in state of

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Aboard (adv)

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on board; on, in, or into a ship, train, airplane, bus, etc.:
to step aboard.

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Aboard (prep)

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on board of; on, in, or into:

to come aboard a ship.

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Afoul(adj)

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in a state of collision or entanglement: a ship with its shrouds afoul.

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Afoul of(prep)

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: in or into conflict with

: in or into collision or entanglement with

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Aloof (v)

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At a distance

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Aloof (adj)

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: not involved with or friendly toward other people

: not involved in or influenced by something

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Amiss(adv)

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In the wrong way

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Asunder (adv)

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Into parts

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Amiss (adj)

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Not proper or correct

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With

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Against, back

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Withdraw (v)

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To move back or away

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Withhold(v)

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to refrain from granting, giving, or allowing

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Withstand (v)

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to stand up against : oppose with firm determination; especially : to resist successfully

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Notwithstanding (prep)

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(formal) (also used following the noun it refers to) without being affected by something; despite something
Notwithstanding some major financial problems, the school has had a successful year.
The bad weather notwithstanding, the event was a great success.

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Be

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all around, on all sides, thoroughly; affect with, cover with; cause to be

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Beset (v)

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to cause problems or difficulties for (someone or something

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Begrime (v)

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To make dirty with grime

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Benighted (adj)

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intellectually or morally ignorant; unenlightened:,overtaken by darkness or night.

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Belittle(v)

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: to describe (someone or something) as little or unimportant

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-wise

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Way, manner

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contrariwise (adv.)

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In an opposite or very different way

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Nowise(adv)

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Not at all

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-don

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Dignity, office, realm, state of being, those having the character of

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Earldom(n)

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: a high-ranking member of the British nobility

the rank or title of an earl.

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Martyrdom (n)

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The suffering and death of a martyr

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Officialdom(n)

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the people in an organization or government who are in positions of authority

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-some

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Full of the thing or quality denoted in the first part of the world;group of

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Withal(adv)

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in addition; as a further factor or consideration.

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Woof (n)

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a basic or essential element or material..

the threads running from side-to-side in a woven fabric

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yclept or ycleped (adj.)

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adjectivearchaichumorous
by the name of.
“a lady yclept Eleanora”

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cumbersome (adj.)

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: hard to handle or manage because of size or weight
: complicated and hard to do
: long and difficult to read, say, etc.

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Fulsome (adj)

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offensive because of excessive display or obvious insincerity

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Lissome (adj)

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both trace back to the much older “lithe” (“supple” or “graceful”), which first appeared in English during the 14th century and comes from an Old English word meaning “gentle.” “Lissome” can also be an adverb meaning “in a supple or nimble manner,” but this use is rare.

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Mettlesome (adj)

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-

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Noisome(adj)

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-

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Winsome (adj)

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-

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Twosome (n)

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-

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-ling

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one pertaining to or concerned with whatever is denoted in the first part of the word; little

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Hireling(n)

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-

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Starveling(n)

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-

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Suckling (n)

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-

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Yearling (n)

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-

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Changeling (n)

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-

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Duckling (n)

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-

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Foundling (n)

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-

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Gosling (n)

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-

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Sibling (n)

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-

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Stripling (n)

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-

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Anent(prep)

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-

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Anon (adv)

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-

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Behest (n)

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-

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Beholden (adj)

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-

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Behoove(v)

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-

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Betimes (adv)

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-

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Heath (n)

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-

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Wane (v)

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gradually decrease in size

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Warlock (n)

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-

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Warp(n)

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the threads going lengthwise in the loom

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Wax (v)

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Grow in size

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