Unit 1: Novel Study: Beowulf (trans. Seamus Heaney), Lines 1–1250

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  1. scourge
    something causing misery or death
  2. renege
    fail to fulfill a promise or obligation
  3. anathema
    a detested person or thing
  4. pagan
    relating to a polytheistic, pre-Christian religion
  5. torque
    a twisting force
  6. desolate
    providing no shelter or sustenance
  7. harrow
    cause to feel distress
  8. rive
    tear or be torn violently
  9. thane
    a man ranking below a noble in Anglo-Saxon England
  10. canny
    showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
  11. interloper
    someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another
  12. gumption
    fortitude and determination
  13. formidable
    inspiring fear or dread
  14. vie
    compete for something
  15. atrocity
    an act of shocking cruelty
  16. daunting
    discouraging through fear
  17. baleful
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  18. raven
    eat greedily
  19. retainer
    a person working in the service of another
  20. ignominious
    deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
  21. hoard
    a secret store of valuables or money
  22. prowess
    a superior skill learned by study and practice
  23. arbitrate
    act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
  24. effulgent
    radiating or as if radiating light
  25. boon
    something that is desirable, favorable, or beneficial
Created on Mon Dec 14 17:21:48 EST 2020 (updated Tue Feb 02 11:07:30 EST 2021)

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