Beowulf Vocabulary Flashcards
Affliction
A state of great suffering and distress due to adversity or illness; a cause of great suffering or distress.
Brood
To think moodily or anxiously about something; a group having the same nature and origin.
Fiend
A cruel, wicked, inhuman person.
Fret
Worry unnecessarily or excessively; to be agitated or irritated.
Gorge
Overeat or eat immodestly.
Heathen
Not acknowledging the judeo-Christian god; a person without religion or culture; an unenlightened person; a person who is thought of as uncivilized.
Lair
The home or den of a wild animal; any hideout.
Laments
Cries of grief; verbal expression of grief or regret.
Plundering
The act of stealing valuables; taking desired objects by force.
Relish
Vigorous enthusiasm and enjoyment.
Reparation
Payment to compensate for wrong doing.
Simmered
Boil slowly at a low temperature; to be filled with pent-up emotion; to seethe.
Slaughter
A sound defeat; the savage and excessive killing of many people; kill a large number indiscriminately
Solace
Peace; feeling comforted during times of sadness or disappointment.
Spawn
Call forth; create.
