Beowulf Vocabulary List

Vocabulary terms and definitions from the Beowulf vocabulary study list.

Hoard

A stock/stash of money or valued objects, typically one that is secret or carefully guarded.

Din

A loud, unpleasant, and prolonged noise.

Raucous

Making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise.

Crag

A steep or rugged cliff or rock face.

Denounce

Publicly declare to be wrong or evil.

Clarity

The quality of being coherent and intelligible; the quality of being easily understood.

Flotsam

The wreckage of a ship or its cargo found floating on or washed up by the sea.

Anguish

Severe mental or physical pain or suffering.

Abrogate

Repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement).

Stalwart

Loyal, reliable, and hardworking.

Perilous

Full of danger or risk.

Mere

A lake, pond, or arm of the sea.

Sere

(Especially of vegetation) dry or withered.

Moribund

(Of a person) at the point of death.

Avarice

Extreme greed for wealth or material gain.

Miserly

Of or characteristic of a miser—a miser is someone who is stingy/ungenerous with money.