beowulf quiz #1 - vocabulary

Welkin

sky;heaven

unhallowed

unholy; wicked

succor

assistance and support in times of hardship and distress

assuage

make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense

harrying

persistently attacking

enkindled

arouse or inspire

blithe

cheerful indifference

galled

make someone feel annoyed

blatant

(of bad behavior) done openly and unashamedly.

asunder

apart; divided

turbid

Cloudy; confused

torrents

a sudden, violent, and copious outpouring of (something, typically words or feelings).

winsome

charming, pleasing

balked

Hesitated or flatly refused to do something; refused

guerdon

reward, recompense

doffed

remove (an item of clothing)

plied

direct (numerous questions) at someone

proffer

offer for acceptance

contrive

create or bring about (an object or a situation) by deliberate use of skill and artifice.

tottered

move in a feeble or unsteady way

reft

rob; take away by force

requital

something given in return, compensation, or retaliation

essay

to make an attempt;try

vestige

a trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists

ensign

a sign or emblem of a particular thing

remnant

a surviving trace

penlous

full of danger or risk

waned

to decrease in size, strength, or degree; become weaker

ire

anger

revelled

enjoy oneself in a lively and noisy way

heinously

hatefully or shockingly evil