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Beowulf
Definitions
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Beowulf Definitions
1.
artful ART ful skillful, clever, tricky , crafty, cunning, foxy, sly The President was artful in negotiating the arms deal. Derivatives >>
Antonym >> guileless
artfully, artfulness
2. bolt ,
BOLT
to move suddenly
Antonym >> to move sluggishly
We were surprised when the horse suddenly bolted. Derivatives >>
bolter, boltlike, bolted
3. fret ,
FRET
to worry or be annoyed
Antonym >> relax
You should not fret over things that you cannot control Derivatives >>
fretted, fretting, frets, fretful, fretfully, fretfulness
FUR ow
4. furrow
to make wrinkles or grooves Antonym >> to make plain
Synonyms >>
The man's furrowed brow showed his deep concern. Derivatives >>
furrowed, furrowing
GRATE
5. grate
to cause irritation Antonym >> to soothe
Synonyms >>
Her acrimonious comments grate on my nerves. Derivatives >>
6.
grated, grating, grater
HAK
hack
one who forfeits professional integrity in exchange for money or reward
Synonyms >>
Antonym >>
Only a hack would go to work for one of those offensive tabloid newspapers. Derivatives >>
7.
hoary HORE ee , The hoary old man had many wrinkles. Derivatives >>
8.
9.
hacks
white with age
Antonym >> young
hoarier, hoariest
infamous IN fuh mus having a reputation of the worst kind, vicious, notoriously bad , fuh disreputable, ignominious Antonym >> illustrious The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was an infamous act. Derivatives >>
infamously, infamy, infamies
lament ,
bemoan, bewail, deplore
luh MENT
to mourn or to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner Antonym >> to rejoice
She lamented the death of her father in a very lachrymose manner. Derivatives >>
lamented, lamenting, lamentation, lamentable
10. loathe LOETH , abhor, abominate
to detest
Antonym >> to adore
The fact that I loathe your brother does not mean that we cannot be friends. Derivatives >>
11. quench ,
loathful, loathing, loathingly, loathness,loathsome
KWENCH
to extinguish, to put out; to relieve with liquid
Antonym >> to stir up
He quenched the hot coals in the barbecue pit with water. Derivatives >>
quencher, quenched, quenching, quenchable, quenchableness
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12. relish REL ish to take great pleasure or delight in , Antonym >> to detest I relish the thought of graduating from high school and getting out on my own. Derivatives >>
relishable, relished, relishing
13. reprise reh PRIZE a recurrence, renewal, or resumption of an action , recapitulation, repetition Antonym >> The battle was noted for the reprise of attacks by the enemy. Derivatives >>
14. solace ,
reprisal, reprised, reprising
SOL is
soothe, mitigate, assuage
to comfort or to cheer
Antonym >> to deride; to harass
The Red Cross attempted to solace the flood victims. Derivatives >>
solaceful, solacement, solacer, solaced, solacing
15. utter UT ur urutterutterutterut Synonyms >>
to express by speaking
Antonym >> to leave unspoken
The teacher told me not to utter another word. Derivatives >>
16.
vexation ,
utters, uttered, uttering, utterance
vek SAY shun
discomfort or distress
Antonym >> pleasantry
The young children were a source of vexation to their nervous, neurotic mother. Derivatives >>
vex, vexatious, vexedly, vexedness, vexingly
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Beowulf
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Beowulf
These words which appear in Beowulf have been identified as words or derivatives of words that have appeared on past SAT tests. They are listed here in alphabetical order. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
artfully bolted fret furrows grating hack hoary infamous
9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.
laments loathsome quench relished reprisal solace uttered vexed
These words which appear in Beowulf have been identified as words or derivatives of words that have appeared on past SAT tests. They are listed here in the order in which they appear in the work
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
laments quench relished fret furrows solace vexed reprisal
9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.
infamous bolted artfully grating hack loathsome hoary uttered
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Beowulf
Vocabulary Test Directions: Match the word in the left column with the correct definition in the right column.
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1.
artful
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2.
bolt
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3.
fret
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4.
furrow
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5.
grate
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6.
hack
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7.
hoary
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8.
infamous
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9.
lament
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10.
loathe
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11.
quench
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12.
relish
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13.
reprise
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14.
solace
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15.
utter
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16.
vexation
a.
to mourn or express sorrow in a demonstrative manner
b.
to make wrinkles or grooves
c.
to take great pleasure or delight in
d.
to move suddenly
e.
to express by speaking
f.
having a reputation of the worst kind; disgraceful
g.
skillful; clever; tricky
h.
to comfort or cheer
i.
detest
j.
to cause irritation
k.
to extinguish; put out; to relieve with liquid
l.
to worry or be annoyed
m.
discomfort or distress
n.
one who forfeits professional integrity for money
o.
a recurrence; renewal; resumption of an action
p.
white with age
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Beowulf
Test 1
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.
G D L B J N P F A I K C O H E M
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