Beowulf Vocab Review

Question 1

doled

Answer 1

distributed

Question 2

thronging

Answer 2

flocking to or presenting in great numbers

Question 3

bulwark

Answer 3

defensive wall

Question 4

whetted

Answer 4

sharpened

Question 5

hilt

Answer 5

handle of a weapon or tool

Question 6

malice

Answer 6

the intention or desire to do evil

Question 7

paltry

Answer 7

small or meager

Question 8

steadfast

Answer 8

firm and unwavering

Question 9

barrow

Answer 9

ancient burial ground

Question 10

scant

Answer 10

barely sufficient or adequate

Question 11

infallible

Answer 11

incapable of making mistakes or being wrong

Question 12

scourge

Answer 12

a person that causes great trouble or suffering

Question 13

bade

Answer 13

command

Question 14

respite

Answer 14

short period of time

Question 15

parley

Answer 15

hold conferences between opposing sides to discuss terms

Question 16

reparations

Answer 16

making amends for a wrong one has done

Question 17

proffer

Answer 17

offer;propose

Question 18

glut

Answer 18

supply or fill to excess

Question 19

din

Answer 19

loud, unpleasant, or prolonged noise

Question 20

fiend

Answer 20

wicked or cruel person

Question 21

mauled

Answer 21

wound by scratching or tearing

Question 22

lament

Answer 22

a passionate expression of grief or sorrow

Question 23

solace

Answer 23

comfort and consolation

Question 24

hasped

Answer 24

locked

Question 25

bequeath

Answer 25

leave to a person; pass on to someone else

Question 26

onslaught

Answer 26

a fierce or destructive attack

Question 27

outlandish

Answer 27

foreign/alien

Question 28

prodigious

Answer 28

remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree

Question 29

quelled

Answer 29

put an end to; subdued; suppressed

Question 30

suppurating

Answer 30

festering; forming puss