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12th Grade
09/12/2013

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anthropomorphic
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ascribing human form or attributes to a being or thing not human
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archetype
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original pattern or model from which all things of the kind are copied or whivch they are based; a model or first form
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assimilation
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acto or process of assimilating
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barbarism
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a barbarous or uncivilized state or condition
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bellicose
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inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious
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dynasty
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a sequence of rulers from the same family, sock, or group
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egregious
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extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant
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eponymous
Definition
giving ones name to a trive; place
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eulogy
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a speech or writing in praise of a person or thing, especially in honor of deceased
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fealty
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fidelity to a lord
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foreboding
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a prediction; portent
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fratricide
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a person who kills his or her brother
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fret
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to feel or express worry, to become eaten, to cause erosion
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furrow
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n. a narrow groove in ground v. to make a furrow, or wringkles
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genealogy
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record of ancestory and decent of a person, family
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hierarchy
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any systems of persons ranked one above another
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hoary
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gray or white with age
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infamous
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having an extremely bad reputation
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internecine
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of or pertaining to conflict within a group, family
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invocation
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the act of invoking or calling upon a diety; spirit
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lament
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to feel or express sorry or regret for to mourn for or over
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loathe
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to feel disgust or aversion for; abhor
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loquacious
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talking or tending to talk much or freely
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matriachy
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a family, society, community, or state governed by women
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malefactor
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a person who violates the laws; criminal
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munificence
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the quality of showing munificent, or showing unusual generosity
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pacify
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to bring or restore to a state of peace or tranquility; quiet; calm
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pagan
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observing a polythesistic religion, as the ancient romans and greeks
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patronymic
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derived from th ename of a father or ancestory
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quest
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a search or pursuit made in order to find or obtain something
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relish
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liking or enjoyment of the taste of something
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reprise
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music, usually reprise and on annual deduction, duty, or payment out of a mannor or state
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solace
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comfor in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble
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utter
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to gie audible exdpression to; speak or pronounce
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valor
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boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially in battle
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vexation
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the act of vexing; (irritating, annoying)
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aethlings
Definition
princes or nobles
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barrow
Definition
burial mound of prehistoric great britain
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cardinal virtues of a king or war lord
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windom, strenth, justice, purdence
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churl(ceorl)
Definition
a person or rustic; a rude, boorish, or surly person; in prehistory the lowest free man, only worth 200 shillings of wer-gild
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mead hall
Definition
a large hall built by a king or warlord to house and entertain people of rank.
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mere
Definition
lake, pond, or body of seawater
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ring giver
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title of a king or warlor; righteous renerosity to his people was a mark 0f a geat leader
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runes
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any of the characters of the ancient alphabet; used originally in anglo-saxon adn celtic culters to write epitaphs on graves of warriors; thought to be magical
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prudence
Definition
wise and practical
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scop(scieppan)
Definition
the maker who shapes or makes poetry
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ubi sunt
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longing tone or lament for days gone by- loss of glory, youth, beauty, power
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wer gild
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(man gold) the price of a man
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witan
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a council of warriours and sages of a tribe
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wyrd
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fate
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