Unit 1: Novel Study: Beowulf (trans. Seamus Heaney), Lines 1251–1904

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  1. sally
    a military action in which besieged troops burst forth
  2. depredation
    an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding
  3. marauder
    someone who attacks in search of loot
  4. bulwark
    an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
  5. daunt
    cause to lose courage
  6. temper
    bring to a desired consistency by heating and cooling
  7. redress
    make reparations or amends for
  8. fettle
    a state of fitness and good health
  9. damascene
    decorated or inlaid with a wavy pattern of different metals
  10. venerable
    profoundly honored
  11. lavish
    characterized by extravagance and profusion
  12. severance
    a personal or social separation
  13. mainstay
    a central cohesive source of support and stability
  14. pariah
    a person who is rejected from society or home
  15. overweening
    presumptuously arrogant
  16. paltry
    not worth considering
  17. stalwart
    dependable
  18. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
Created on Mon Dec 14 17:22:43 EST 2020 (updated Wed Jan 06 09:55:59 EST 2021)

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