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Beowulf Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Allegory | A story told on two levels. |
| Alliteration | Repetition of inital constant sound. |
| Ascribed | attributed; assigned |
| Billowing | flowing, rising on the winds |
| Compelled | forced |
| Decreed | ordered by a judge |
| Elucidate | to make clear in order to understand |
| Emulated | to try to do as well as, or better than |
| Exulting | rejoicing triumphantly |
| Gorges | to eat greedily |
| Groped | to search for blindly |
| Hag | repulsive old woman |
| Heathen | pagan; non-Christian |
| Hoards | a group or accumulation |
| Malice | evil intent |
| Pyre | pile of wood for burning dead bodies |
| Reparation | process of making amends |
| Reprisal | retaliation; revenge |
| Scruples | morals or ethical considerations that restrain one’s behavior and inhibits certain actions |
| Sentinel | person or thing that stands watch |
| Skulked | to move stealthily |
| Solace | comfort in sorrow |
| Vexed | irritated; annoyed |
| Wretched | miserable; pitiable |
| Niggardly | stingy |