Beowulf Vocabulary

Front

(noun) a force that oppresses or causes suffering.

Back

affliction

Front

(verb) to stuff with food; glut

Back

gorge

Front

(adjective) having a very bad reputation

Back

infamous

Front

(noun) the den or resting place of a wild animal

Back

lair

Front

discolored from being bruised

Back

livid

Front

(adjective) disgusting

Back

loathsome

Front

(verb) to cleanse or rid of something undesirable

Back

purge

Front

(noun) a claw

Back

talon

Front

Beowulf swam down to Grendel's _______________ to battle with Grendel's mother.

Back

lair

Front

When Beowulf hung Grendel's arm from the rafters, the warriors knew that Grendel's shoulder must be _________________.

Back

livid