Brit Lit Unit 1

Mrs. Olejniczak (United States of America)
For Mrs. O's LHS Classes
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  1. fertile
    marked by great fruitfulness
  2. retaliate
    make a counterattack and return like for like
  3. aristocracy
    a privileged class holding hereditary titles
  4. feudalism
    the social system in which vassals were protected by lords
  5. erode
    become ground down or deteriorate
  6. virtue
    the quality of doing what is right
  7. surpass
    be or do something to a greater degree
  8. illiterate
    not able to read or write
  9. omnipotent
    having unlimited power
  10. coexist
    occur at the same time or place
  11. dominant
    exercising influence or control
  12. pagan
    a person following a polytheistic or pre-Christian religion
  13. monastery
    the residence of a religious community
  14. martyr
    one who voluntarily suffers death
  15. sermon
    an address of a religious nature
  16. allegorical
    characteristic of or containing a symbolic meaning or moral
  17. emblem
    special design representing a quality, type, or group
  18. chivalry
    the medieval principles governing knightly conduct
  19. troubadour
    a singer of folk songs
  20. epic
    a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
  21. enthralled
    filled with wonder and delight
  22. perilous
    fraught with danger
  23. epithet
    descriptive word or phrase
  24. conflict
    an open clash between two opposing groups
  25. sequence
    a following of one thing after another in time
  26. lament
    a cry of sorrow and grief
  27. forge
    create by hammering
  28. shroud
    burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
  29. infamous
    known widely and usually unfavorably
  30. writhing
    moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion
  31. fiend
    an evil supernatural being
  32. spawn
    the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or mollusks
  33. quench
    satisfy, as thirst
  34. righteous
    morally justified
  35. reparation
    something done or paid in expiation of a wrong
  36. prow
    the front part of a vessel
  37. moor
    come into or dock at a wharf
  38. grate
    make a grinding sound by rubbing together
  39. origin
    the place where something begins
  40. paraphrase
    express the same message in different words
  41. solicitous
    full of anxiety and concern
  42. estimable
    deserving of respect or high regard
  43. discreet
    marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint
  44. disdainful
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  45. prevaricate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  46. entreaty
    earnest or urgent request
  47. relic
    an antiquity that has survived from the distant past
  48. tithe
    pay a tenth of one's income, especially to the church
  49. pestilence
    any epidemic disease with a high death rate
  50. garner
    assemble or get together
  51. copious
    large in number or quantity
  52. intrepid
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
  53. dauntless
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
  54. blithe
    carefree and happy and lighthearted
  55. archetype
    something that serves as a model
Created on Fri Sep 13 11:33:44 EDT 2013

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