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allot
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v.
to give out |
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bequeath
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v.
to pass or hand out |
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burg
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n.
colloquial American term for town |
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carouse
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v.
to engage in drunken reverly |
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char
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v.
to burn |
chard
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din
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noun or verb
a loud harsh or strident noise |
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emulate
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v.
a strive to equal; imitate |
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enmesh
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v.
to catch or entangle |
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enmity
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n.
hatred or animosity |
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furrow
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n.
narrow, trench-like, depression |
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gable
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n.
decorative triangular shaped roofing structure |
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grope
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v.
to search for blindly |
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hag
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n.
repulsive old women a female demon |
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haltingly
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adj.
with hesitation |
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harrowing
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adj.
extremely disturbing or agonizing |
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heathen
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n.
pagan; non- Christian |
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hilt
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n.
handle of a sword or dagger |
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jackal
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n.
a person who preforms dishonest or base deeds as the follower or accomplice of another |
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jutting
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adj.
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary |
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linden
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n.
trees with heart shaped leaves |
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maraud
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v.
to roam in search of things to steal or people to attack |
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mead
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n
an alcoholic drink of fermented honey and water |
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moor
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v.
to secure a ship with an anchor |
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moorland
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n.
an expanse of open rolling infertile land |
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precipice
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n.
a situation of great danger |
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pyre
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n.
pile of wood for burning dead bodies |
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qualm
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n.
an uneasy feeling of remorse |
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reprisal
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n.
retaliation or revenge |
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resplendent
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adj.
shining brilliantly/radiant |
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retinue
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n.
the group following or attending to an important person |
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ruminate
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v.
to ponder/to mediate |
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runic
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adj.
consisting or set down in an ancient alphabet German |
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sage
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n.
a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom |
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scruples
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n.
morals or ethical considerations that restrain one's behavior and inhibits certain actions |
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scabbard
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n.
sheath or cover for a sword |
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scops
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n.
composer and storytellers of anglo-saxon poetry |
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sentinel
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n.
a person or thing that stand watch |
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sinew
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n.
tendon |
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skulk
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v.
to move stealthily |
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Scandinavia
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n.
peninsula of northern Europe occupied by Norway and Sweden |
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