Unit 1: Novel Study: Beowulf (trans. Francis B. Gummere), Lines 1–1656

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  1. prowess
    a superior skill learned by study and practice
  2. endow
    give qualities or abilities to
  3. respite
    a relief from harm or discomfort
  4. loathsome
    highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
  5. succor
    assistance in time of difficulty
  6. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  7. henchman
    someone who assists in a plot
  8. harangue
    a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
  9. wane
    become smaller
  10. sever
    cut off from a whole
  11. sheen
    the visual property of something that shines
  12. mettle
    the courage to carry on
  13. discern
    perceive, recognize, or detect
  14. din
    a loud, harsh, or strident noise
  15. dire
    fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
  16. torrent
    a violently fast stream of water or other liquid
  17. throng
    a large gathering of people
  18. grapple
    grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
  19. hinder
    prevent the progress or accomplishment of
  20. turbid
    clouded as with sediment
  21. arduous
    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
  22. perish
    pass from physical life
Created on Tue Dec 22 13:17:37 EST 2020 (updated Wed Jan 06 09:07:03 EST 2021)

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