Britain’s settlement by Anglo-Saxons and Scots Flashcards
abandoned
been left permanently
defenceless
without any protection
dominant
the controlling, strongest person,
influence or thing
missionary
a person sent on a mission to
promote a religion
pagan
a person having beliefs different
from the main world religions
reliant
depending on something or
someone to continue
heptarchy
a state made up of seven
autonomous (independent) regions
laden
heavily loaded
sporadic
scattered, occurring in irregular
intervals
vanquish
to defeat totally
viewpoint
a person’s opinion
migration
movement from one part to
another
Prefix / suffix / root:
-ary
collection of, relating to
Examples include: library, visionary, dictionary
Prefix / suffix / root:
-ic
relating to
Examples include: artistic, democratic, enthusiastic
Prefix / suffix / root:
hept
seven
Examples include: heptagon, heptathlon, heptathlete
Prefix / suffix / root:
arch
ruler or leader
Examples include: patriarch, archbishop, arch-rival
Prefix / suffix / root:
-ant
tending to
Examples include: observant, assistant, reluctant
Idiom:
need to taste the bitter to appreciate the sweet
you appreciate the good times more if you have been through
tough times
Origins of this saying can be found in Anglo Saxon manuscripts –
He never knows the pleasure of sweetness, who never tastes
bitterness. There is also evidence of a similar saying in ancient
Buddhist writings.
