Beowulf Vocab #3a -- Exit Ticket

v. hold royal office; rule as king or queen

(rule, govern)

• reign

• hoard

• gable

• fiend

n. a stock or store of money or valued objects, typically one that is secret or carefully guarded

(cache, stockpile, reserve)

• hoard

• gable

• fiend

• lament

n. the part of a wall that encloses the end of a pitched roof

• gable

• fiend

• lament

• quench

n. an evil spirit or demon; a wicked or cruel person

(demon, devil, imp)

• fiend

• lament

• quench

• affliction

v. mourn (a person's loss or death); express one's deep grief

(mourn, bemoan, wail)

• lament

• quench

• affliction

• gleaming

v. satisfy (one's thirst) by drinking; satisfy (a desire)

(satisfy, slake, gratify)

• quench

• affliction

• gleaming

• jutting

n. something that causes pain or suffering

(suffering, pain, misery)

• affliction

• gleaming

• jutting

• sentinels

adj. (of a smooth surface) reflecting light, typically from a very clean or polished surface

(shining, shimmering, glittering)

• gleaming

• jutting

• sentinels

• reign

v. extend out, over, or beyond the main body or line of something

(projecting, protruding, overhanging)

• jutting

• sentinels

• reign

• hoard

n. a soldier or guard whose job is to stand and keep watch

(soldiers, guards, keepers)

• sentinels

• reign

• hoard

• gable