Beowulf Beowulf VocabularyVocabulary

English IV HonorsEnglish IV Honors

English IVEnglish IV

KurtzKurtz

artfulartful

skillful: skillful: done skillfully or with tastedone skillfully or with taste example: example: an artful arrangement of blue an artful arrangement of blue and green ceramicsand green ceramics

boltbolt

a sliding bar that fits into a socket and a sliding bar that fits into a socket and secures a door or gate.secures a door or gate.

example: a long piece of wood fastened to a example: a long piece of wood fastened to a door. door.

fretfret

flow in ripples or small waves: flow in ripples or small waves: to flow to flow with a constant busy rippling motion or with a constant busy rippling motion or with small choppy waves, or cause water with small choppy waves, or cause water to flow in this way .to flow in this way . The waves fret against the boat’s hull.The waves fret against the boat’s hull.

furrowfurrow

groove: groove: a rut or groove in a surfacea rut or groove in a surface

Example: a trenchExample: a trench

grategrate

fireplace: fireplace: a fireplace, stove, or furnacea fireplace, stove, or furnace hearthhearth

hackhack

chop something off or into parts: chop something off or into parts: to cut, shape, or to cut, shape, or divide something roughly or carelessly ( divide something roughly or carelessly ( informalinformal ) ) He's hacked a whole chunk off that article I wrote for the He's hacked a whole chunk off that article I wrote for the

magazine.magazine.

hoaryhoary

white with age: white with age: describes hair that has describes hair that has become white or gray with agebecome white or gray with ageexample: Santa Claus’s beardexample: Santa Claus’s beard

infamousinfamous

abominable: abominable: so bad as to earn somebody so bad as to earn somebody an extremely bad reputationan extremely bad reputation

example: Kayne West is infamous.example: Kayne West is infamous.

lamentlament

express regret: express regret: to express regret, to express regret, annoyance, or disappointment about annoyance, or disappointment about somethingsomething example: example: She was lamenting the lack of She was lamenting the lack of funding for her project.funding for her project.

loatheloathe

to dislike somebody or something to dislike somebody or something intensely.intensely. Example: Jennifer Aniston loathes Angelina Example: Jennifer Aniston loathes Angelina

JolieJolie

quenchquench

satisfy thirst: satisfy thirst: to satisfy a thirst by to satisfy a thirst by drinking somethingdrinking something Example: drinking a cold beverage on a hot Example: drinking a cold beverage on a hot

day.day.

relishrelish

enjoy eating something: enjoy eating something: to enjoy the to enjoy the taste of a particular food or drink taste of a particular food or drink Example: Eating ice cream on a hot day.Example: Eating ice cream on a hot day.

reprise reprise

repetition: repetition: a repetition or recurrence of a repetition or recurrence of somethingsomething

example: the chorus of a songexample: the chorus of a song

solacesolace

relief from emotional distress: relief from emotional distress: comfort at a comfort at a time of sadness, grief, or disappointment time of sadness, grief, or disappointment Example: Talking to a friend, hanging out with family Example: Talking to a friend, hanging out with family

after a bad day.after a bad day.

utter utter

emit something as vocal sound: emit something as vocal sound: to emit to emit something as a sound made by the voicesomething as a sound made by the voice example: example: uttered a low growluttered a low growl

vexationvexation

something that vexes: something that vexes: something that something that provokes irritability or anxiety provokes irritability or anxiety Example: Nails on chalkboards is a vexation to Example: Nails on chalkboards is a vexation to

teachers.teachers.