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Anglo-Saxon Chapter 7
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12th Grade
09/13/2009

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aboard
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adv: on a ship, train, bus etc

prep: on

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afoul

afoul of

Definition

adj: in a state of entanglement

prep: in or into collision or entanglement with

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aloof
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adv: in the state of being at a distance

adj: withdrawn

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amiss
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adv: in a missing-the-mark manner; wrong

adj: wrong; imperfect; faulty

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assunder
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adv: in an appart position; apart

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withdraw
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v: draw back; take back

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withhold
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v: hold back

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withstand
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v: stand up against; resist

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notwithstanding
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prep: despite

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beset
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v: attack on all sides; surround

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begrime
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v: cover with grime; make dirty

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benighted
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adj: overtaken by darkness of night; unenlightened; intellectually or morally ignorant

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belittle
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v: cause to be or seem little or unimportant; disparage

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contrariwise
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adv: on the contrary

ant. likewise

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nowise
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adv: in no way; not at all

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earldom
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n: realm or dignity of an earl

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martyrdom
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n: state of being a martyr

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officialdom
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n: those having the authority of officials; officials collectively

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cumbersome
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adj: full of encumbrances; burdensome

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fulsome
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adj: offensive because of excessie display or obvious insincerity (literally, "full of fullness"

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lissom(e)
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adj: lithesome; limber; nimble (literally, "full of a lithe or supple quality")

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meddlesome
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adj: intrusive; impertinent; interfering (literally, "full of meddling--mixing in the bussiness of others")

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mettlesome
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adj: full o mettle (courage); spirited

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noisome
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adj: offensive to the sense of smell (literally, "full of an annoying quality"); unwholesome

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winsome
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adj: full o a winning qualit (literally, "full of wynn," the Anglo-Saxon word for joy); winning; cheerful; merry

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twosome
Definition

n: group of two

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hireling
Definition

n: one whose only interest in his or her work is the hire (pay)

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starveling
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n: one who is thin from lack of food

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suckling
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n: child or animal that s nursed

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yearling
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n: one who is a year old

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changeling
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n: child secretly exchanged for another in infancy

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duckling
Definition

n: little duck

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foundling
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n: infant found after being deserted by its unknown parents

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gosling
Definition

n: young goose

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sibling
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n: brother or sister

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stripling
Definition

n: lad (litterally, "little strip" from the main stem)

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anent
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prep: about; concerning; in respect to

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anon
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adv: soon; presently

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behest
Definition

n: command; order

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beholden
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adj: bound in gratitude; indebted

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behoove
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v: be necessary for; be proper for

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betimes
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adv: early

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heath
Definition

n: tract of wasteland

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wane
Definition

v: decrease; dwindle

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warlock
Definition

n: sorcerer; wizard

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warp
Definition

n: threads running lengthwise in the loom, crossed by the woof

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wax
Definition

v: grow; increase

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withal
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adv: with it all; in addition; despite that

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woof
Definition

n: threads running from side to side in a woven fabric

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