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Hobbit vocab ch1-4
TE selected these words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| guffaw | an almost uncontrollable laugh |
| uncanny | supernatural |
| thriven | has flourished past tense of thrive |
| tinder | a fire-starter |
| champing | biting and grinding |
| quaff | to drink an alcoholic beverage heartily |
| shirk | to evade |
| venerable | respect because of age or other impressive things |
| palpitating | to beat rapidly and strongly |
| necromancer | conjuration of the spirits of the dead for purposes of magically revealing the future or influencing the course of events |
| remuneration | an amount of money paid to someone for the work that person has done |
| depredation | the act of preying upon or plundering; robbery; ravage |