Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Vocab 9/7

Scop- N; an old english bard or poet

The scop was well known and famous for his poems

Sinew- N; Strength; power; resilience

The lion had great physical sinew and was uncompareable so he ruled for years

Spawn- N; any person or thing regarded as the offspring of some stock, idea, etc.
Everyone knew the olypimic athletes spawn would be an amazing athlete.

Infamous- Adj; Having an extremely bad reputation

The infamous man had a bad driving record and so graylines didnt hire him.

Hoary- Adj; Gray or white with age, ancient or venerable

The hoary king had been king for many many years now and he decided it was time to pass the crown to his son.

Murky- Adj; Dark; gloomy and cheerless
The murky water was not a place where the kids want to swim.
Purge- V; to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify

The king told his people he would purge the land of all evil.

Reparation- N; the making of amends for a wrong one has done, by paying money to or otherwise helping those who have been wronged

The boy had to give his neighbors a cow and chicken as reparation because his brother stole their horse.
Lament- V; to mourn for or over

The who town lament for the lose of the young prince

Heathen- N; a person who does not belong to a widely held religion as regarded by those who do
The heathen felt like an out cast because everyone else was christian.


Cowering- V; to crouch, as in fear or shame

The cowering soldier knew it was his last minutes of life as his prosecutor loomed above him

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