Vocab Chart - Beowulf - List 1 & 2

Question 1

Malicious

Answer 1

Full of spite or hatred

Question 2

Fen

Answer 2

A low land, marsh

Question 3

Horrid

Answer 3

Shockingly dreadful

Question 4

Ogres

Answer 4

A giant or monster in fairy tales

Question 5

Boil

Answer 5

An infected, swelling of the skin

Question 6

Lurked

Answer 6

To lie in wait, as in ambush

Question 7

Weary

Answer 7

Physically or mentally exhausted by hard work

Question 8

Culprits

Answer 8

One charged with a crime

Question 9

Despair

Answer 9

A loss of hope

Question 10

Noble

Answer 10

Distinguished by rank or title

Question 11

Vengeance

Answer 11

Infliction of injury, harm, or humiliation with force

Question 12

Daunt

Answer 12

To overcome with fear;intimidate

Question 13

Integrity

Answer 13

Adherence to moral and ethical principals

Question 14

Indomitable

Answer 14

Unconquerable, cannot be subdued or overcome

Question 15

Inquisitive

Answer 15

Intellectually curious

Question 16

Shrewd

Answer 16

Keen, piercing, crafty, malicious

Question 17

Mead

Answer 17

A type of beverage

Question 18

Insinuated

Answer 18

To suggest or hint slyly

Question 19

Guffawed

Answer 19

To laugh heartily and boisterously

Question 20

Malice

Answer 20

Desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another