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The Hobbit
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Prudent | Wise |
| Blunder | careless or stupid mistake |
| Legendary | Mythical |
| Haughty | showing great pride in oneself and disdain for others |
| Audacios | Daring |
| Fragments | parts broken off; small pieces |
| Obstinately | Stubbornly |
| Remuneration | Payment |
| Palpitate | Shake;quiver |
| Deception | Concealment; distortion |
| shirk | put off; avoid |
| esteemed | thought of with respect; prized |
| Plunder | rob goods by force, especially in times of war |
| Gnash | grind; strike together |
| Incantation | ritual repetitions of charms or spells |
| Paraphernalia | personal belongings; gear |
| Subterranean | underground |
| Antique | belonging to the past; not modern |
| Appalling | causing dismay or horror |
| Stark | harsh; grim; desolate |
| Trestle | bridge made of horizontal bars resting on A-frames |
| Bracken | area overgrown with ferns or shrubs |
| Morsel | small bite or portion, as of food |
| Tense | undergoing mental or emotional strain |
| Waning | (of the moon) have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size. |
| Lair | place where a wild animal, especially a fierce or dangerous one, lives |
| Perilous | dangerous |
| Marauding | going about in search of things to steal or people to attack |
| Crannies | a small, narrow space or opening. |
| Pallid | (of a person's face) pale, typically because of poor health |
| Cower | to shrink away or crouch in fear |