Hobbit 8-11 Flashcards
Portcullis
A heavy iron grating suspended by chains
Gnawingly
Filed with sensation of dull constant pain especially of hunger
Dreary
Gloomy cheerless depression
Loathsome
Nasty and disgusting
Suppressed
To keep back restrain to check or stop
Bulbous
Of shaped like or having a bulb
Abominable
Disgusting abhorrent detestable
Accursed
To be under a curse to be evil wicked
Flagon
A container for liquids with a handle a narrow neck a spout sometimes a lid
Promontory
A peck of high land that juts out into a body of water
Ominous
Love or serving as an omen threatening sinister
Cunning
Skillful or clever skillful in deception
Lichen
Any of a large group of small plants composed of a particular fungus and a particular alga
Plight
A condition or state of affairs a dangerous situation
Parchingly
Very hot or dry