Beowulf Vocabulary Practice

Compensation for a wrong

• solace

• purge

• writhing

• loathsome

• reparation

Making (a)   motions

• solace
• purge
• writhing
• loathsome
• reparation

Purify; cleanse

• solace

• purge

• writhing

• loathsome

• reparation

Pillage; loot; rob

• prowess

• laud

• plunder

• relish

• boast

Match the following words with their meanings.

• To talk with excessive pride

• relish

• Enjoy; take pleasure in

• plunder

• To steal goods using force

• laud

• Skill or expertise in a particular activity or field

• prowess

• To praise or commend

• boast

Skill; expertise; mastery:

• prowess

• laud

• plunder

• relish

• boast

Surmise

• reject

• infer

• delude

Transcend the normal

• transform

• translate

• surpass

The word most nearly the opposite in meaning to sly innuendo is (a)   :

• fact
• belief
• guidance

Choose the word most nearly the opposite in the given phrase.

transcend suffering:

• A) enduring

• B) undying

• C) fall behind