Beowulf

Question 1

vernacular

Answer 1

the form of a language that a particular group of speakers use naturally, especially in informal situations.

Question 2

Verify

Answer 2

to prove that something exists or is true, or to make certain that something is correct

Question 3

splendid

Answer 3

excellent, or beautiful and impressive.

Question 4

mead

Answer 4

an alcoholic drink made from honey that was drunk in the past.

Question 5

merriment.

Answer 5

an occasion when people laugh or have an enjoyable time together.

Question 6

swamp

Answer 6

(an area of) very wet, soft land.

Question 7

devour

Answer 7

to eat something eagerly and in large amounts so that nothing is left.

Question 8

rid

Answer 8

to remove or throw away something unwanted.

Question 9

feast

Answer 9

a special meal with very good food or a large meal for many people.

Question 10

courtesy

Answer 10

polite behavior, or a polite action or remark.

Question 11

discourtesy

Answer 11

behavior or an act that is not polite and does not consider other people’s feelings.

Question 12

retire

Answer 12

to leave your job or stop working because of old age or ill health.

Question 13

moor

Answer 13

an open area of hills covered with rough grass, especially in Britain.

Question 14

grapple

Answer 14

to fight, especially in order to win something

Question 15

wrench

Answer 15

to pull and twist something suddenly or violently away from its position.

Question 16

Mortally

Answer 16

so severe that death is likely; extremely.

Question 17

rejoicing

Answer 17

the act or feeling of showing great happiness about something

Question 18

avenge

Answer 18

to do harm to or punish the person responsible for something bad done to you or your family or friends in order to achieve a fair situation.

Question 19

dive

Answer 19

to jump into water, especially with your head and arms going in first, or to move down under the water.

Question 20

corpse

Answer 20

a dead body, usually of a person.

Question 21

tranquility

Answer 21

a peaceful, calm state, without noise, violence, worry, etc.

Question 22

enrage

Answer 22

to cause someone to become very angry

Question 23

lair

Answer 23

a place where a wild animal lives, often underground and hidden, or a place where a person hides.

Question 24

aid

Answer 24

help or support.

Question 25

venomous

Answer 25

A venomous snake, insect, etc., produces venom (= a poisonous liquid that can be put into another animal’s body by biting or stinging); full of anger or hate.

Question 26

cremate

Answer 26

to burn a dead person’s body, usually as part of a funeral ceremony

Question 27

pyre

Answer 27

a large pile of wood on which a dead body is burned in some parts of the world.

Question 28

descent

Answer 28

the state or fact of being related to a particular person or group of people who lived in the past.

Question 29

ethical

Answer 29

relating to beliefs about what is morally right and wrong.

Question 30

manifestly

Answer 30

very obviously.

Question 31

infuse

Answer 31

to fill someone or something with an emotion or quality

Question 32

grim

Answer 32

worrying, without hope.

Question 33

fatality

Answer 33

a death caused by an accident or by violence, or someone who has died in either of these ways.

Question 34

saga

Answer 34

a long story about Scandinavian history, written in the Old Norse language in the Middle Ages, mainly in Iceland.

Question 35

altruistic

Answer 35

showing a wish to help or bring advantages to others, even if it results in disadvantage for yourself.

Question 36

retaliation

Answer 36

the act of hurting someone or doing something harmful to someone because they have done or said something harmful to you.

Question 37

befitting

Answer 37

suitable or right for someone or something.

Question 38

elegy

Answer 38

a sad poem or song, especially remembering someone who has died or something in the past.

Question 39

ominous

Answer 39

suggesting that something unpleasant is likely to happen.

Question 40

sanguinely

Answer 40

cheerfully optimistic, sometimes to the point of seeming complacent, oblivious, or naïve.