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Hobbit Vocab
studying for wensday.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Prudent - | wise |
| Blunder | - careless or stupid mistake |
| Legendary | - mythical |
| Haughty - | showing great pride in oneself and disdain for others |
| Audacious - | 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 | - a 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 |