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Beowulf Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water

a)

mead

b)

brood

c)

lineage

d)

hoard

2.

ponder; to think or worry persistently about

a)

lineage

b)

brood

c)

hoard

d)

exploit

3.

a line of descendants of a particular ancestor; family

a)

hoard

b)

exploit

c)

lineage

d)

shroud

4.

a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for future use

a)

exploit

b)

shroud

c)

mere

d)

hoard

5.

a striking or noble deed; heroic act; feat

a)

exploit

b)

shroud

c)

mere

d)

reminisce

6.

to cover up, envelop, or hide

a)

mere

b)

shroud

c)

reminisce

d)

loathsome

7.

mere

a)

reminisce

b)

loathsome

c)

a lake or pond

d)

moor

8.

to recall past experiences, events, etc.

a)

loathsome

b)

moor

c)

heathen

d)

reminisce

9.

disgusting, revolting, repulsive

a)

loathsome

b)

moor

c)

heathen

d)

barrow

10.

a tract of open overgrown wasteland

a)

heathen

b)

moor

c)

barrow

d)

herald

11.

an unconverted individual of a people that do not acknowledge the God of the Bible

a)

barrow

b)

herald

c)

heathen

d)

bestow

12.

an ancient burial place covered with a large mound of earth

a)

herald

b)

bestow

c)

malicious

d)

barrow

13.

a royal or official messenger; a person who proclaims or announces

a)

herald

b)

bestow

c)

malicious

d)

bard

14.

give, confer; to present as a gift

a)

malicious

b)

bestow

c)

bard

d)

heirloom

15.

vicious, wanton, or mischievous in motivation or purpose

a)

bard

b)

heirloom

c)

malicious

d)

promontory

16.

a poet who recited verses about exploits of their tribes

a)

heirloom

b)

promontory

c)

lair

d)

bard

17.

a family possession handed down from generation to generation

a)

heirloom

b)

promontory

c)

lair

d)

valiant

18.

a high point of land or rock projecting into the sea or other water beyond the line of coast; a headland

a)

lair

b)

promontory

c)

valiant

d)

mead

19.

den or resting place of a wild animal or individual

a)

valiant

b)

mead

c)

lair

d)

brood

20.

boldly courageous; brave

a)

mead

b)

brood

c)

lineage

d)

valiant