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Vocab for Beowulf, Old man and the Sea, and Lesson before dying
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English
9th Grade
06/03/2013

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scourge
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a person who inspires fear or punishes
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foundling
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an infant or small child found abandoned
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heath
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uncultivated land or a wasteland
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wassail
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noisy party with drinking
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canny
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skilled, expert
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interloper
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trespasser or intruder
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gumption
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common sense or shrudness
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filigree
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delicate ornamental work of metal wires usually silver or gold
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fortify
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To strengthen or secure
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spurn
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To reject or scorn
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baleful
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Full of menacing influences or evil
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mere
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a lake or a pond
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infringement
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the violation of a law or agreement
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effulgent
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shining, radiant, or glowing
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boon
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a blessing or a benefit
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torque
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a collar or necklace made of a narrow metal band
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outlandish
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freakishly odd in appearance
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heirloom
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a family possession handed down from generation to generation
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flail
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to wave or swing vigorously
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stint
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to limit to a certain amount
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hale
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of a person, esp. an elderly one) strong and healthy
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accoutrement
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an accessory or piece of equipment
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virulent
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intensely bitter or malicious
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barrow
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a big hill or a mound used as a tomb
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bane
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a person or thing that ruins or spoils
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foment
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to instigate or provoke a quarrel
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languish
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to become weak or feeble
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rebuke
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express sharp disapproval
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gainsay
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deny or contradict
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pyre
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a heap of wood for burning a body
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