English 2H Vocab - Ch 7 Anglo-Saxon

aboard (also: ashore, afoot)

1. on a ship, train, bus, etc.
2. on

afoul

in a state of entanglement

afoul of

in or into collision or entanglement with

aloof

1. in the state of being at a distance
2. withdrawn

amiss

1. in the missing-the-mark manner; wrong
2. wrong; imperfect; faulty

asunder

in an apart position; apart

withdraw

draw back; take back

withhold

to hold back

withstand

stand up against; resist

notwithstanding

despite

beset

attack on all sides; surround

begrime

cover with grime; make dirty

benighted

overtaken by darkness of night; unenlightened; intellectually or morally ignorant

belittle

cause to be or seem little or unimportant; disparage

contrariwise

on the contrary (ant. likewise)

nowise

in no way; not at all

earldom

realm or dignity of an earl

martyrdom

state of being a martyr

officialdom

those having the authority of officials; officials collectively

cumbersome

full of encumbrances; burdensome

fulsome

offensive because of excessive display or obvious insincerity

lissom(e)

lithesome (literally, "full of a lithe or supple quality"); limber; nimble

meddlesome

intrusive; impertinent; interfering

mettlesome

full of mettle (courage); spirited

noisome

offensive to the sense of smell; unwholesome

winsome

full of a winning quality; winning; cheerful; merry

twosome

group of two

hireling

one whose only interest in his or her work is the hire (pay)

starveling

one who is thin from lack of food

suckling

child or animal that is nursed

yearling

one who is a year old

changeling

child secretly exchanged for another in infancy

duckling

little duck

foundling

infant found after being deserted by its unknown parents

gosling

young goose

sibling

brother or sister

stripling

lad (literally, "little strip" from the main stem)

anent

about; concerning; in respect to

anon

soon, presently

behest

command, order

beholden

bound in gratitude; indebted

behoove

be necessary for; be proper for

betimes

early

heath

tract of wasteland

wane

decrease; dwindle

warlock

sorcerer, wizard

warp

threads running lengthwise in the loom, crossed by the woof

wax

grow; increase

withal

with it all; in addition; despite that

woof

threads running from side to side in a woven fabric

yclept (yleped)

named; called

paternal

1. fatherly
2. inherited from or related to the father's side

maternal

1. motherly
2. inherited from or related to the mother's side

fraternal

1. brotherly
2. having to do with a fraternal society

filial

of or befitting a daughter or son

infantile

of or like a very young child; babyish

puerile

foolish for an adult to say or do

masculine

1. denoting the opposite gender of feminine
2. having qualities appropriate to a man

virile

having the physical capabilities of a male

feminine

1. denoting the opposite gender of masculine
2. having the features, qualities, and characteristics belonging to women

diabolic(al)

very cruel; wicked; fiendish

ursine

of or like a bear

taurine

1. of or like a bull
2. relating to Taurus

feline

of or pertaining to the cat family; sly; stealthy

bovine

1. of or like the cow or ox
2. sluggish and patient

canine

1. of or pertaining to the dog family
2. designating one of the four pointed teeth next to the incisors

asinine

like an ass or donkey; stupid; silly

piscine

of or like a fish

vulpine

of or like a fox; crafty; cunning

hircine

goatlike, especially in smell

equine

of or like a horse

porcine

of or like a pig

ovine

of or like a sheep

lupine

of or like a wolf; ravenous

sanguine

1. red; ruddy
2. confident

sanguinary

bloodthirsty; murderous; bloody

procreate

beget

originate

begin

decapitate

behead

consecrate

bless

condescend

bow, stoop

disintegrate

break

masticate

chew

execrate

curse

imbibe

drink

devour

eat

excoriate

flay, fleece, skin

emancipate

free

intimidate

frighten

prevaricate

lie

relieve

lighten

navigate

sail

abridge

shorten

demonstrate

show

assuage

soothe

expectorate

spit

peculate

steal

corroborate

strengthen

perspire

sweat

appropriate

take (for oneself)