WorksheetsBeowulf Vocabulary Quiz Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Something or someone that one vehemently dislikes
a)
anathema
b)
waxed
c)
whorled
d)
whetted
2.
begin to speak or write about something in a specified manner
a)
waxed
b)
whorled
c)
whetted
d)
parley
3.
Spiral or move in a twisted and convoluted fashion
a)
whorled
b)
whetted
c)
parley
d)
rabid
4.
Sharpen the blade of a tool or weapon
a)
whetted
b)
parley
c)
rabid
d)
atrocity
5.
a conference between opposing sides in a dispute, especially a discussion of terms for an armistice
a)
parley
b)
rabid
c)
atrocity
d)
wassail
6.
having and extreme support or belief in something
a)
rabid
b)
atrocity
c)
wassail
d)
aghast
7.
an extremely wicked or cruel act, typically one involving physical violence or injury
a)
atrocity
b)
wassail
c)
aghast
d)
torques
8.
spiced ale drunk during celebrations
a)
wassail
b)
aghast
c)
torques
d)
barbarous
9.
filled with horror or shock
a)
aghast
b)
torques
c)
barbarous
d)
thane
10.
neck ornaments consisting of a band of twisted metal
a)
torques
b)
barbarous
c)
thane
d)
gumption
11.
savagely cruel; exceedingly brutal
a)
barbarous
b)
thane
c)
gumption
d)
malignant
12.
a man who held land granted by the king; held a ranking between an ordinary freeman and a nobleman
a)
thane
b)
gumption
c)
malignant
d)
mettle
13.
screwed or spirited resourcefulness
a)
gumption
b)
malignant
c)
mettle
d)
anathema
14.
having or showing a wish to do evil to others
a)
malignant
b)
mettle
c)
anathema
d)
waxed
15.
a person's ability to cope well with difficulties
a)
mettle
b)
anathema
c)
waxed
d)
whorled
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