"from Beowulf: Grendel" Vocabulary Flashcards

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Prowler

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A person or animal that moves stealthily around an area, especially with the intention of committing a crime.

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Grievance

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A real or imagined cause for complaint, especially unfair treatment.

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Harrowed

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Distressed or tormented.

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Girdled

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Encircled or surrounded.

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Fiend

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An evil spirit or demon.

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Marauding

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Going about in search of things to steal or people to attack.

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Heath

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An area of open uncultivated land, typically covered with heather.

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Desolate

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Deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness.

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Fens

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Low and marshy or frequently flooded areas of land.

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Anathema

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Something or someone that one vehemently dislikes.