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Beowulf chptr 8-11
Beowulf chptr 8-11
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6th Grade
03/02/2009
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loathsome
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disgusting, sickening
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imperishable
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long-lasting, not able to spoil or ruin
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spoor
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the track or trail of an animal
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sere
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withered or dried up
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vile
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mean, wicked
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obsequious
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giving in to, "kissing up"
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succumb
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to sink down, to give up
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seduce
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to persuade into disloyalty or disobedience
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malevolent
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with evil intent
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sinewy
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nervous, vigorous, firm, tough
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fetid
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stinking
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corrode
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to wear away gradually, to erode
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incantation
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a chant or magic spell
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pine
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to long for, as to "pine for a lost love"
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disconsolate
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sad or sorrowful
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frailties
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weaknesses
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intelligible
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understandable, intelligent
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wanton
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wild and untamed
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