Hill Beowulf vocabulary

Mrs. Hill (United States of America)
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  1. bulwark
    an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
  2. onslaught
    an offensive against an enemy
  3. formidable
    inspiring fear or dread
  4. lavish
    given or giving freely, generously, or without restriction
  5. desolate
    reduce in population
    barren; laid wasteland
  6. beseech
    ask for or request earnestly
  7. gumption
    fortitude and determination
  8. ignominious
    deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
  9. solace
    comfort offered to one who is disappointed or miserable
  10. vehement
    marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions
  11. virulent
    harsh or corrosive in tone
    violent or spitefully hostile
  12. plunder
    steal goods; take as spoils
  13. paltry
    contemptibly small in amount or size
  14. venerable
    profoundly honored
  15. bequeath
    leave or give, especially by will after one's death
  16. alliteration
    use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word
  17. kenning
    a compound word serving as a metaphorical name for something
  18. fatalism
    a doctrine that all events are predetermined in advance
  19. paganism
    a religion outside of mainstream monotheism
  20. Christianity
    a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior
  21. Anglo-Saxon
    earliest known form of the English language, from about 400-1100 CE
  22. allusion
    passing reference or indirect mention
  23. antecedent
    a preceding occurrence or cause or event
  24. fragment
    an incomplete piece
  25. semicolon
    a punctuation mark used to connect independent clauses
  26. personification
    attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas
  27. metaphor
    a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity
  28. simile
    a figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things
  29. implacable
    incapable of being appeased or pacified
  30. placate
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  31. conflict
    an open clash between two opposing groups
Created on 十一月 11, 2013 (updated 十一月 13, 2013)

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