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Ch. 7, Anglo-Saxon Vocabulary
Etymology
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11th Grade
04/16/2009

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afoul
Definition
in a state of entanglement
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afoul of
Definition
in or into collision or entanglement with
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aloof
Definition
being at a distance; withdrawn
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amiss
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wrong
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asunder
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apart
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beset
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surround
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begrime
Definition
make dirty
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benighted
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unenlightened;intellectually ignorant
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contrarwise
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on the contrary
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nowise
Definition
in no way
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officaildom
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those having the authority of officials
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cumbersome
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burdensome
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fulsome
Definition
offensive because of excessive display or obvious insincerity
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lissome
Definition
limber;nimble
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mettlesome
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spirited
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winsome
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winning
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hireling
Definition
one whose only interest in his or her work is the pay
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changeling
Definition
child secretly exchanged for another in infancy
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foundling
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infant found after being deserted by its unknown parent
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stripling
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lad
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anent
Definition
about
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anon
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presently
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behest
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command
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beholden
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indebted
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betimes
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early
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withal
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in addition
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woof
Definition
threads running from side to side in a fabric
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yclept
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called
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bearish
Definition
rough, depress in stock prices
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bullish
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obstinate; rise in stock prices
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ursine
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bearish
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taurine
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bullish
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bovine
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cowlike
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asinine
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donkeyish
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vulpine
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foxy, cunning
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nircine
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goatish, lustful
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equine
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horsy
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porcine
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piggish
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ovine
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sheepish, bashful
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lupine
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wolfish, ravenous
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sanguine
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red
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sanguinary
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bloodthirsty
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beget
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procreate
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condescend, prostrate
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bow
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execrate
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curse
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imbibe
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drink
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excoriate
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flay,skin
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prevaricate
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lie
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peculate
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steal
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corroborate
Definition
strengthen
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capitulate
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yield
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cogitate, ratiocinate
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think
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firmament
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heaven
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domicile
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home
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mirth
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hilarity
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appellation
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name
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nutriment
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food
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ignominy
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shame
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celerity
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speed
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larceny, peculation
Definition
theft
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verity
Definition
truth (of things)
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veracity
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truth (of people)
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nuptials
Definition
wedding
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