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Beowulf
Definitions
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Beowulf
Definitions
1.
artful
ART ful
skillful, clever, tricky
,<<artfulART
Synonyms >>
crafty, cunning, foxy, sly
The President was artful in negotiating the arms deal.
Derivatives >>
Antonym >> guileless
artfully, artfulness
2. bolt
,<<boltBOLTboltB
Synonyms >>
BOLT
to move suddenly
Antonym >> to move sluggishly
We were surprised when the horse suddenly bolted.
Derivatives >>
bolter, boltlike, bolted
3. fret
,<<fretFRETfretF
Synonyms >>
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
,<<hoaryHORE
Synonyms >>
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
,<<infamousIN
Synonyms >> fuh
disreputable, ignominious
Antonym >> illustrious
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was an infamous act.
Derivatives >>
infamously, infamy, infamies
lament
,<<lamentluh
Synonyms >>
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
,<<loatheLOETHl
Synonyms >>
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
,<<quenchKWEN
Synonyms >>
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
,<<relishREL
Synonyms >>
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
,<<reprisereh
Synonyms >>
recapitulation, repetition
Antonym >>
The battle was noted for the reprise of attacks by the enemy.
Derivatives >>
14. solace
,<<solaceSOL
Synonyms >>
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
,<<vexationvek
Synonyms >>
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
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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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artful
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2.
bolt
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3.
fret
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furrow
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5.
grate
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6.
hack
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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
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