Beowulf Vocabulary

Front

(noun) a force that oppresses or causes suffering.

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affliction

Front

(verb) to stuff with food; glut

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gorge

Front

(adjective) having a very bad reputation

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infamous

Front

(noun) the den or resting place of a wild animal

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lair

Front

discolored from being bruised

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livid

Front

a metaphorical renaming often in a compound, or hyphenated words or short phrases

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Kenning

Front

(adjective) disgusting

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loathsome

Front

(verb) to cleanse or rid of something undesirable

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purge

Front

(noun) a claw

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talon

Front

horrible or repulsive

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gruesome