Beowulf Vocabulary Flashcards by Zulaikha Zainul Rizam

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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

malice

(n.) desire to inflict harm on another

pyre

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

reproach

(v.) to blame

unscathed

(adj.) unharmed

supple

(adj.) full or enough

elucidate

(v.) to make clear

ruminative

(v.) to ponder

vex

(v.) to torment or irritate intensely

beacon

(n.) warning signal or light

austere

(adj.) strict; forbidding; stern