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BEOWULF VOCABULARY
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| AFFLICTION | cause of pain or distress |
| COWERING | cringing in fear |
| GORGE | to eat greedily; to fill completely |
| INFAMOUS | having a bad reputation; notorious |
| LAMENT | expressing grief; to mourn |
| LIVID | very angry; enraged |
| LOATHSOME | disgusting; awful; offensive |
| MEAD | sweet beverage made from water and honey |
| MURKY | cloudy |
| PILGRIMAGE | journey to sacred place |
| PURGE | cleanse; to get rid of |
| TALON | claw |
| TAUT | pulled tight |
| THANE | Anglo-Saxon military man of the king; soldier |
| WRITHING | twisting and turning in pain |