Canto XXII Flashcards
bellowed (v.)
shouted loudly; roared
birthright (n.)
inheritance; family property or heritage
bursar (n.)
a person who manages financial affairs
buzzard (n.)
a large, hawk-like bird of prey with broad wings
dismal (adj.)
gloomy
docket (n.)
a calendar of cases or people with cases for trial
domestic (n.)
a household servant
foragers (n.)
scavengers or hunters
fosse (n.)
a long, narrow trench or excavation
hauled (v.)
pulled or dragged with much effort
muster (n.)
gathering or assembly
squanderer (n.)
a person who spends extravagantly; a gambler
tourney (n.)
tournament or competition
whence (adv.)
from where or from which place
wraith (n.)
ghost, spirit, or shade
Circle 8 (Fraud)
The Fraudulent and Malicious
10 concentric ditches
Malebolge
Monster
Geryon
Circle 8 (Fraud) Bolgia 1
The Panderers and Seducers
Circle 8 (Fraud) Bolgia 1: punishment
driven at an endless fast-walk by horned demons with lashes
Circle 8 (Fraud) Bolgia 2
The Flatterers
Circle 8 (Fraud) Bolgia 2: punishment
sunk in excrement or human waste
Circle 8 (Fraud) Bolgia 3
The Simoniacs
Circle 8 (Fraud) Bolgia 3: punishment
placed upside down in baptismal fonts while being baptised with fire
