Beowulf Vocabulary Intro

Multiple Choice

Tessa was the girl who left him standing at the _______ once.

• alter

• altar

Multiple Choice

The bride and groom stood in front of the ___________ and exchanged vows.

• altar

• faucet

• walrus

• August

Multiple Choice

talk proudly about what you can do or what you own in order to impress people

• descended

• rigid

• boast

• loft

Fill in the Blanks

Choose the best vocab word to complete the sentence.

The boy was

about winning first place.

A. conversation B. boasting C. scrambled D. rebuild E. interrupted F. seized

Poll

Have you ever boasted about something you did well or are good at?

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

Multiple Choice

Choose the word that has about the same meaning as: empty

• rapids

• shimmering

• desire

• deserted

Multiple Choice

Choose the word that best replaces the underlined word in the sentence:

We felt slightly nervous when we entered the old empty theater.

• Dedicated

• Modest

• Reflect

• Deserted

Poll

Have you ever envied someone for something they had or could do?

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

Dropdown

If I wished I had the new Michael Kors bag my friend does, I​

Select answer

her.

Multiple Choice

A feeling of discontent or extreme wanting with regard to another person's advantages, success, or possessions

• envy

• humble

• generous

• omission

Multiple Choice

person forced to leave his or her country or home

• Satellite nation

• Containment

• Superpower

• Exile

Multiple Choice

After spilling secrets about the U.S. government spying on people, Edward Snowden spent years living in _______________, unable to go home.

• archaeology

• exerted

• loitering

• exile

Match

Match the following words to their synonyms:

• altar

• boast

• deserted

• exile

• envy

shrine

brag

vacant

banish

jealous

• shrine

• brag

• vacant

• banish

• jealous

Multiple Choice

Definition: a bitter, long-term argument or hostility.

To this day, there is a __________ over who should control the land in the Middle East.

Synonyms: conflict, quarrel

Antonyms: agreement, peace

• hybrid

• flagrant

• impede

• feud

Multiple Choice

Replace the underlined words with a word from the box that means the opposite or almost the opposite. Choose the correct word.

The girls get along well with their friends.

• abominable

• disbelief

• illicit

• reveal

• feud

Multiple Choice

What is a "lair"?

• A place where animals live or villains hide

• A type of musical instrument
• A type of dance
• A fancy type of hat

Multiple Choice

What is the name of Superman's lair?

• The Super Duper Cave

• The NOT Bat Cave

• The Fortress of Solitude

• City of Kandor

Multiple Choice

disgusting

• loathsome
• livid
• cowering
• talon

Multiple Choice

highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

• loathsome

• menial

• obstinate

• ravenous

Multiple Choice

be or remain hidden so as to wait in ambush for someone or something

• shuffle

• solitude

• aquatic

• lurk

Multiple Choice

The lions ______ in hiding, watching the group of antelopes and trying to get a quick meal.

• bothersome

• orbit

• frayed

• lurk

Multiple Choice

lie in wait or behave in a sneaky and secretive manner

• smarmy
• sallow
• topple
• lurk

Multiple Choice

You could see in her eyes that she relished the cookies her mother made for her.

• enjoy

• hated

• envied

• judged

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of relished?

• To enjoy or take great pleasure in something

• The act of making amends or compensating for a wrong or injury

• Comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness.

• a force that oppresses or causes suffering

Match

Match the following words to their synonyms:

• feud

• lair

• loathsome

• lurk

• relished

fight

hideout

hateful

skulk

enjoyed

• fight

• hideout

• hateful

• skulk

• enjoyed

Multiple Choice

Synonym for butcher

• slaughter

• enhance

Multiple Choice

Hitler wanted to slaughter or ____________________all the Jews during WW2.

• debate

• foe

• massacre

• acquire

Multiple Choice

What is the best synonym for solace

• peaceful

• comfortable

• peace

Multiple Choice

(n.) comfort, relief; (v.) to comfort, console

• Solace
• Pinnacle
• Supple
• Deft

Multiple Choice

This is the most dangerous part of a hurricane and is the flooding after it..

• tornado

• storm surge

• thunder

• lightning

Multiple Choice

When a man yelled “Fire!” the panicked audience _____ toward the door.

• prowled

• surged

• sulked

• stupefied

Multiple Choice

a pause in fighting, temporary peace

• truce

• treaty

• cessation

• humdrum

Multiple Choice

When we realized that no one was going to win the war, we called a(n) ______ because there was no sense in continuing to fight.

• alight

• trickle

• truce

• dynasty

Multiple Choice

a solemn or sacred promise or pledge

• diversity

• enigma

• queue

• vow

Multiple Choice

Choose the word that BEST completes the sentence.

No matter what it may cost me to carry out, I will never break my sacred (vow, illusion).

• vow

• illusion

Poll

Would you ever break a vow?

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

Match

Match the following words to their synonyms:

• slaughter

• solace

• surge

• truce

• vow

butchery

comfort

wave

cease-fire

promise

• butchery

• comfort

• wave

• cease-fire

• promise