Beowulf and SGGK Vocabulary
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Created by:
ladyanqi on January 19, 2010
Subjects:
british literature, english, sir gawain and the green knight, beowulf
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24 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 minatory | threatening, menacing |
| effulgence | the quality of being bright and radiant |
| oneiric | of, relating to, or suggestive of dreams |
| elegiac | expressing sorry often for something or someone past |
| rout | overwhelming defeat |
| rout | disorderly crowd of people |
| lambent | softly bright or radiant; luminous |
| pariah | social outcast |
| gainsay | to oppose, especially by contradiction |
| depredation | a raid; damage or loss; ravage |
| prodigious | so great in size, force, or extent as to elicit awe |
| chthonic | dewlling in or under the earth, pertaining to the underworld |
| alacrity | cheerful or eager readiness or willingness, often manifested by brisk, lively action, or promptness in response |
| gloaming | the time of day immediately following sunset |
| cavil | to raise irritating and trivial objections |
| suppliant | asking humbly and earnestly; beseeching |
| adjure | to charge, bind, or command earnestly and solemnly, often under oath or the threat of a penalty |
| sundry | various or diverse |
| burnish | to polish a surface by friction |
| boon | something to be thankful for; blessing; benefit |
| raucous | unpleasantly loud and harsh |
| virulent | extremely poisonous or injurious |
| assail | launch an attack or assault on |
| stalwart | a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt) |
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