Beowulf Vocabulary Quiz
1. Anathema
a. a
small hut or cottage
b. one
who raids for plunder
c. one
that is reviled or loathed
d. mist
or drizzle
2. Harrow
a. delayed,
hindered or prevented
b. to
inflict great torment or stress on
c. to
utter in a wailing tone
d. make
appropriate return for (a favor or service); reward
3. Effulgent
a. covered
with clotted blood
b. marked
by shame or disgrace
c. lonely
and abandoned, esp. through someone’s death or departure
d. shining
brilliantly
4. Fettle
a. a
small hut or cottage
b. mist
or drizzle
c. twilight;
dusk
d. mental
or emotional state; spirits
5. Reconnoitre
a. to
make a preliminary inspection of; esp. in order to gather military information
b. free
from infirmity or illness; sound
c. to
utter in a wailing tone
d. to
inflict great torment or stress on
6. Accoutrement
a. one
who raids for plunder
b. an
act of retaliation
c. the
mouth, stomach, jaws, or gullet of a voracious animal
d. An
ancillary item of equipment or dress
7. Offing
a. extremely
infectious, malignant or poisonous
b. free
from infirmity or illness; sound
c. the
part of the sea visible from shore that is very distant
d. to
insult intentionally
8. Overweening
a. presumptuously
arrogant; overbearing
b. to
satisfy; quench
c. lacking
importance or worth; trivial
d. delayed,
hindered or prevented
9. Ignominious
a. lacking
importance or worth; trivial
b. marked
by shame or disgrace
c. extremely
infectious, malignant or poisonous
d. lonely
and abandoned, esp. through someone’s death or departure
10.
Sallied
a. rushed
out or leaped forth suddenly
b. make
appropriate return for (a favor or service); reward
c. to
inflict great torment or stress on
d. to
utter in a wailing tone
1. c 2. b 3. d 4. d 5. a 6. d 7. c 8. a 9. b 10. a
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