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Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon Vocabulary
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English
9th Grade
11/28/2011
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Afoul
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in a state of entanglement
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Beset
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attack on all sides; surround
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Cumbersome
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burdensome
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Anon
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soon; presently
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Aloof
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withdrawn
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Benighted
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1. intellectually or morally ignorant

2. overtaken by the darkness of night
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Fulsome
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offensive because of excessive display or obvious insincerity
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Behest
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command; order
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Heath
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tract of wasteland
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Amiss
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wrong; imperfect; faulty
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Asunder
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in an apart position
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Belittle
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cause to be or seem unimportant; disparage
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Mettlesome
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full of courage; spirited
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Winsome
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cheerful; merry
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Wane
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gradually decrease in size
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Wax
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grow in size
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Yclept
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named; called
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Mirth
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merriment; happiness
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Martyrdom
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the suffering of death on account of adherence to a cause
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Lissome
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lithe; nimble
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Beholden
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bound in gratitude
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Belabor
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to work on or at to absurd lengths
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Begrudge
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to give or concede reluctantly
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Withal
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with it all; as well
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Warp
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the threads going lengthwise in the loom
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Woof
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the threads running from side-to-side in a woven fabric
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