Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard

Kelly C. (United States of America)
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  1. knell
    the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death
  2. lea
    a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
  3. plod
    walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
  4. low
    less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
  5. lull
    make calm or still
  6. bower
    a framework that supports climbing plants
  7. molder
    decay or break down
  8. yew
    evergreen tree or shrub having red cup-shaped berries
  9. rude
    belonging to an early stage of technical development
  10. hamlet
    a community of people smaller than a village
  11. clarion
    loud and clear
  12. hearth
    a built-in space in a wall where a fire can be built
  13. sire
    the male parent of an animal, especially a domestic animal
  14. oft
    many times at short intervals
  15. furrow
    a long shallow trench in the ground
  16. glebe
    plot of land belonging to an English parish church or an ecclesiastical office
  17. jocund
    full of or showing high-spirited merriment
  18. grandeur
    the quality of being magnificent or splendid
  19. annals
    a chronological account of events in successive years
  20. heraldry
    the study, design, and classification of coats of arms
  21. pomp
    cheap or pretentious or vain display
  22. impute
    attribute or credit to
  23. fretted
    having frets
  24. urn
    a large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet
  25. celestial
    relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
  26. lyre
    a harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment
  27. ample
    more than enough in size or scope or capacity
  28. penury
    a state of extreme poverty or destitution
  29. genial
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  30. serene
    not agitated
  31. dauntless
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
  32. Milton
    English poet
  33. Cromwell
    English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (1599-1658)
  34. circumscribe
    draw a geometric figure around another figure
  35. pang
    a sudden sharp feeling
  36. ingenuous
    lacking in sophistication or worldliness
  37. Muse
    in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
  38. ignoble
    dishonorable in character or purpose
  39. sequestered
    kept separate and secluded
  40. tenor
    the adult male singing voice above baritone
  41. nigh
    near in time or place or relationship
  42. uncouth
    lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
  43. implore
    beg or request earnestly and urgently
  44. elegy
    a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
  45. strew
    spread by scattering
  46. precinct
    an administrative district of a city or town
  47. pious
    having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
  48. wonted
    commonly used or practiced; usual
  49. kindred
    group of people related by blood or marriage
  50. haply
    by accident
  51. hoary
    having gray or white hair as with age
  52. swain
    a young male suitor
  53. noontide
    the middle of the day
  54. pore
    any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid
  55. yon
    distant but within sight (`yon' is dialectal)
  56. rove
    move about aimlessly or without any destination
  57. wan
    pale, as of a person's complexion
  58. forlorn
    marked by or showing hopelessness
  59. rill
    a small stream
  60. dirge
    a song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person
  61. lay
    put into a certain place
  62. epitaph
    an inscription in memory of a buried person
  63. recompense
    make payment to
  64. abode
    any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
  65. bosom
    breast
Created on Mon Mar 18 08:09:49 EDT 2013 (updated Thu Mar 28 18:53:21 EDT 2013)

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