Beowulf Vocabulary Flashcards by Zulaikha Zainul Rizam | Brainscape

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affliction

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(n.) misery; a state of pain, distress or grief

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cowering

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(v.) to crouch as in fear or shame

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forged

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(v.) to form metal by heating and hammering

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gabled

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(adj.) covered by the end of a roof

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heathen

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(n.) an irreligious, uncultured or uncivilized

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herald

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(n.) royal or official messenger

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hoary

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(adj.) gray or white with age

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lair

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(n.) a secluded or hidden place

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lament

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(v.) to feel/express sorrow or regret for

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pilgrimage

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(n.) long journey to a sacred place

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plundering

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(v.) to rob of goods or valuables by force

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purge

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(v.) to cleanse or purify

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reparation

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(n.) restoration to good condition

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reprisal

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(n.) retaliation

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sentinel

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(n.) a soldier

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shroud

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(n.) a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped under for burial

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sinew

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(n.) source of strength, power or vigor

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talon

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(n.) a claw

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courtier

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(n.) a royal attendant

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writihing

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(v.) to squirm or twist the body as if in pain

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exalted

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(adj.) raised or elevated as in rank of character

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niggardly

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(adj.) stingy

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honed

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(v.) to sharpen

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livid

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(adj.) furiously angry

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malice

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(n.) desire to inflict harm on another

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pyre

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(adj.) pile of combustible to burn dead bodies with

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reproach

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(v.) to blame

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unscathed

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(adj.) unharmed

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supple

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(adj.) full or enough

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elucidate

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(v.) to make clear

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ruminative

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(v.) to ponder

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vex

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(v.) to torment or irritate intensely

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beacon

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(n.) warning signal or light

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austere

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(adj.) strict; forbidding; stern