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PSALM X111
1. Entreaty (noun)(Middle English)- earnest or urgent request; “an entreaty to stop the fighting”; “an appeal for help”, “an appeal to the public to keep calm”.
The last that we hear of him is his humble entreaty to the Apostles to pray for him.
2. Carnal(noun) (Greek)- of or relating to the body: sexual or sensual
The preacher warned that those who were interested only in carnal pursuits would not see the kingdom of heaven.
3. Lest(conjunction)(Middle English)- used when you are saying something in order to prevent something from happening
He was concerned lest anyone think that he was guilty.
4. Mockery(verb)- behavior or speech that makes fun of someone or something in a hurtful way: mocking behavior or speech
You won’t make a mockery of me!
5. Seethe(verb)-to be in an emotionally frantic condition, usually one rooted in rage or anger.
My mother will seethe for weeks if anyone touches her collectible dolls.
Be sure to wear serviceable shoes if you're going to be walking on the rocks along the shore
7. Dost(verb)(Middle English)-archaic present tense second-person singular of DO
Dost thou want to go for a walk?
8. Continuance (noun)(Middle English)- the extent of continuing
The lawyer asked the judge for a continuance.
9. Exalted (verb)- held in high estimation: glorified or praised
Our most exalted heroes
10. Steadfastness(noun)(Middle English)- firm in belief, determination, or adherence
Her followers have remained steadfast.
PRODIGAL SON
1. Squandered (verb)- to lose (something, such as an advantage or opportunity) through negligence or inaction
He vowed not to squander this opportunity.
2. Reckless(noun)- marked by lack of proper caution : careless of consequences
He showed a reckless disregard for the safety of others.
3. Famine(noun)(Middle English)- an extreme scarcity of food.
The famine affected most of the country.
4. Pods (noun)(Greek)- a number of animals (such as whales) clustered together
The pods of mammals in the pacific ocean are getting bigger compared to last year.
5.Fattened (verb)- to make fat, fleshy, or plump
Many thousands of cattle are fattened annually in this way at remarkably low cost.
6. Calf (noun)(Middle English)- the young of the domestic cow
Little calf does run and leap in field.
7. Entreated (verb)(Middle English)- to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently
He entreated his boss for another chance
8. Devoured (verb)(Middle English)- to eat up greedily or ravenously
To avenge the death of his son, Minos demanded that seven Athenian youths and seven maidens should be sent every ninth year to be devoured by the Minotaur.
9. Tact (noun)(French)- a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense
He had constant encounters with the mob, but his tact and courage never failed.
10. Lavishly (adjective)(Middle English)- expending or bestowing profusely
He gave lavishly to charity and education, and with Lord Strathcona built and endowed the Royal Victoria hospital at Montreal.
BEOWULF
1. Mead (noun)(Middle English)- a fermented beverage made of water and honey, malt, and yeast
The honey was used both in cooking and for making mead, as well as for eating.
2. Ripping (adjective)(British)- excellent, delightful
I've had a ripping time here.
3. Rage (noun) (Middle English)- a strong feeling of anger that is difficult to control
Her note to him was full of rage.
4. Lair (noun) (British)- the resting or living place of a wild animal
He tracked the bear back to its lair.
5. Revered (adjective)- regarded with reverence : regarded as worthy of great honor and respect
Here are some of their greatest monasteries and the remains of their most revered saints.
6. Enraged (verb)(Middle French)- to make (someone) very angry : to fill (someone) with rage
She had enraged two powerful men this day, and all within a span of an hour!
7. Ravaged (verb)(French)- damage resulting from ravaging : violently destructive effect
Hurricane Andrew ravaged Louisiana and Florida in 1992, causing $19 billion in damage.
8. Astonished (verb)- feeling or showing great surprise or wonder
She awoke the next day astonished to find that she suffered no ill effects.
9. Grapples (noun) (Middle English)- a hand-to-hand struggle
He locked in a desperate grapple with his foe
10. Wrenches (verb) (Middle English)- to injure or disable by a violent twisting or straining
I tried to wrench myself free from his grip.
CANTERBURY TALES
1. Impoverished (adjective)- reduced to poverty
The widespread hope that the lottery's record-setting jackpot is won by an impoverished family
2. Tub(noun)(Middle English)- a wide container used to hold something
We let the pans soak overnight in a tub of soapy water.
3. Poker (noun) (French)- a metal rod used for stirring a fire
They use poker to stir the fire.
4. Apprentice (noun)(Middle English)- a person who learns a job or skill by working for a fixed period of time for someone who is very good at that job or skill.
Aware that she's only an apprentice in the medical field, she readily defers to her more experienced colleagues
5. Incest (noun)(Middle English)- sexual intercourse between persons so closely related that they are forbidden by law to marry.
Under the administration of President Barack Obama, the government did not pay for abortions for teens in custody except in cases of rape, incest or a threat to the woman's life.
6. Adrift (adverb or adjective)- without ties, guidance, or security
People are morally adrift
7. Rudderless (noun)(Middle English)- Lacking in direction, control, or coherence: the confused and rudderless financial markets; characterized the administration's Central American policy as rudderless. Having no rudder.
Troy, who was regarded as the ancestor of both the Danish and English royal families, and it represented him as coming as a child of unknown origin in a rudderless boat.
8. Ashore (adverb)- on or to the shore
We docked our boat and went ashore to visit the island.
9. Intercepts(verb) (Middle English)- to stop, seize, or interrupt in progress or course or before arrival
The police intercepted him as he was walking out.
10. Counterfeit (adjective) (Middle English)-to imitate or feign especially with intent to deceive
The concert ticket is counterfeit.
SONNET 116
1.Impediments(noun) (Middle English)- something that impedes especially : an impairment (such as a stutter or a lisp) that interferes with the proper articulation of speech
In creating a first-rate musical biopic, the biggest impediment is finding an actor with the dynamism of the original performer.
2.Alteration(noun) (Middle English)- the act or process of altering something
The dress needs alteration for a proper fit.
3. Tempests(noun) (Middle English)- a violent storm
The sudden summertime tempest drove us off the golf course and into the clubhouse.
4. Rosy(Middle English) (adjective)- having a pinkish usually healthy-looking complexion.
She has rosy cheeks.
5. Sickle(noun) (Middle English)- an agricultural implement consisting of a curved metal blade with a short handle fitted on a tang.
His father uses the sickle to cut the grass.
6. Doom (noun)(Middle English) -to fix the fate of : DESTINE
Felt he was doomed to a life of loneliness.
7. Bears (verb) (Middle English)- to accept or allow oneself to be subjected to especially without giving way
I couldn't bear the pain.
8. Prov’d(verb) (Middle English)- to establish the existence, truth, or validity of (as by evidence or logic)
He proved the theorem.
9. Writ(noun) (Middle English)- something written; : a formal written document
He was served with a writ.
10. Lov’d(verb) (Middle English)- to like or desire actively : take pleasure in
I loved to play the violin.
The Lamb
1. Thee (Pronoun)- archaic or dialect form of you, as the singular object of a verb or preposition.
We beseech thee O lord.
2. Bid(verb)(Middle English)- offer (a certain price) for something, especially at an auction.
A consortium of dealers bid a world record price for a snuff box.
3. Stream (Verb)(Middle English)-a continuous flow of liquid, air, or gas.
Frank blew out a stream of smoke.
4. Mead(Noun(Middle English)-an alcoholic drink of fermented honey and water.
The tavern stocks beer, cider, perry, and mead.
5. Wooly(Adjective)(British)-made of wool.
A red wooly hat.
6. Tender (Adjective)(Middle English)-showing gentleness and concern or sympathy.
He was being so kind and tender.
7. Vale(Noun)( Middle English )-a valley (used in place names or as a poetic term).
The Vale of Glamorgan.
8. Meek(Adjective)( Middle English )- quiet, gentle, and easily imposed on; submissive
I used to call her Miss Mouse because she was so meek and mild.
9. Mild(Adjective)( Middle English )- not severe, serious, or harsh.
He received a mild sentence.
10. Delight(Verb(Middle English)- please (someone) greatly.
An experience guaranteed to delight both young and old.
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October 18, 2020
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HARRY POTTER AND THE SECRET CHAMBER
1. Wreaks (verb) (Middle English)- to cause the infliction of (vengeance or punishment).
Gangs have been wreaking mayhem in the city.
2. Infuriating (adjective)- causing feelings of extreme anger.
"I'm not obliged to love you," he says, his eyes glittering coldly with an infuriating lack of passion.— Lisa Schwarzbaum
3. Taunting (verb) (Middle French)- to make fun of or say insulting things to.
The kids were doing their typical rise and shine squeals, and the dog was already nagging to get into the backyard to taunt the squirrels.
Slogans are apt to petrify a man's thinking— Saturday Rev.
5. Dueling (verb) (Middle English)- to encounter (an opponent) in a duel.
They engaged in a duel of wits.
6. Brew (verb) (Middle English)- to prepare (beer, ale, etc.) by steeping, boiling, and fermentation or by infusion and fermentation
She brew a tea.
A sneak attack.
8. Basilisk (noun) (Middle English)- a legendary reptile with fatal breath and glance.
Small, lightweight water striders, for instance, rely entirely on surface tension to stay afloat, while the larger, heavier basilisk lizards employ a slapping motion with their feet that creates pockets of air bubbles to keep from sinking.— Jennifer Ouellette
9. Venture (verb) (Middle English)- to proceed especially in the face of danger.
He ventured a buck or two on the race.
10.Phoenix (noun) (Middle English)- a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period/a person or thing likened to the phoenix.
The symbol of the mythical phoenix rising from the ashes has been quite vivid as wildfires char the West Coast.— Donna Reiner
THE WHISTLE
1. Halfpence (noun)- a formerly used British coin representing one half of a penny.
The cost of providing the training, closing the stores and any loss of sales due to boycotting customers won’t show up until the fiscal third quarter when William Blair estimates up to a halfpenny penalty to earnings per share.— Julie Jargon
Whether the whistling was simply gamesmanship or something more nefarious, Nevin didn’t like it, or how Cintron was behaving.— James Wagner
3. Vexation (noun)- the quality or state of being vexed : IRRITATION
The problems and vexations of everyday life.
4. Chagrin (noun) (French)- distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure.
As many a woman has learned to her chagrin, pathological liars are brilliant at deception.— Katha Pollitt
5. Pleasure (noun) (Middle English)- a source of delight or joy.
His grandparents took great pleasure in seeing him graduate from college.
6. Accumulating (verb) (Latin)- to gather or pile up especially little by little : AMASS
Accumulate a fortune.
7. Brute (noun) (Middle English)- one who lacks intelligence, sensitivity, or compassion : a brutal person
His uncle was a brute one.
8. Pity (noun) (Middle English)- sympathetic sorrow for one suffering, distressed, or unhappy.
It's a pity you can't go.
9. Conceived (verb) (Middle English)- to apprehend by reason or imagination : UNDERSTAND
I was unable to conceive his reasons.
10. Whistle (noun, often attributive) (Middle English)- a small wind instrument in which sound is produced by the forcible passage of breath through a slit in a short tube.
A police whistle.
TO MY MOTHER
1. Whispering (Adjective)- making a sibilant sound.
Religious order and hierarchy have been replaced by chaos as hardship and whispering voices unspool faith.— Emma Grey Ellis
2. Burning (adjective)- affecting with or as if with heat.
A burning fever
3. Devotional (adjective)- of, relating to, or characterized by devotion.
A devotional literature
4. Unto (preposition) (Middle English)- used as a function word to indicate reference or concern
They became a world unto themselves— Anne T. Fleming
5. Installed (verb) (Middle English)- to set up for use or service.
It had an exhaust fan installed in the kitchen.
She prayed so dearly for peace.
7. Dearer- (adjective) (Middle English)- highly valued : PRECIOUS
A dearer friend of mine.
8. Infinity (noun) (Middle English)- unlimited extent of time, space, or quantity : BOUNDLESSNESS
A series of numbers that continues to infinity.
9. Soul (noun) (Middle English)- the spiritual principle embodied in human beings, all rational and spiritual beings, or the universe.
He could not escape the guilt that he felt in the inner recesses of his soul.
10. Soul-life (noun) - is a man's natural life, the life which enables the person to exist, to be organic and to live.
The amazing soul-life.
1. Diverged (verb) (Latin)- to become or be different in character or form.
The friends' lives diverged after graduation.
2. Stood (verb)- past tense and past participle of STAND.
He stood up in front of the class.
3. Bent (adjective) (Middle English)- changed by bending out of an originally straight or even condition
She is standing with knees slightly bent.
4. Undergrowth (noun)- low growth on the floor of a forest including seedlings and saplings, shrubs, and herbs.
Fences were removed from the estate so the animals could wander free, grazing the vegetation, foraging in the undergrowth and spreading seeds and nutrients through their dung and via their fur, helping plant growth and creating new habitats.— Hazel Pfeifer
5. Grassy (adjective)- having a flavor or odor of grass.
A grassy tea.
6. Worn (verb)- past participle of WEAR.
Gladys worn a pair of shoes during their jogging yesterday.
7. Lay (verb) (Middle English)- to put or set down
Lay your books on the table.
8. Perhaps (adverb)- possibly but not certainly : MAYBE
Perhaps we will not have to take this exam, but I doubt it.
9. Trodden (verb) (Middle English)- to walk or proceed along : FOLLOW; past participle of tread.
Treading a fine line between tradition and innovation.
10. Sigh (verb) (Middle English)- to take a deep audible breath (as in weariness or relief).
She sighs after their long exam.
EVERY BREATH
1.Surgeon (Adjective) (French)- marked by or affected with a skeletal deformity, disorder, or injury
An orthopedic condition.
2. Surgeon (Noun) (Middle English)- a medical specialist who practices surgery
Because of the location of the cancer, Morris’ surgeon recommended a mastectomy of his left breast.— Yvette Orozco
3. Mull (Verb) (Middle English)- to consider at length : PONDER—often used with over
He mulled over his choices.
4. Summoned (Verb) (Middle English)- to issue a call to convene : CONVOKE
The queen summoned him back to the palace.
5. Safari (Noun) (Arabic)- the caravan and equipment of a hunting expedition especially in eastern Africa also: such a hunting expedition
He went on a safari in Africa last year.
6. Unravel (Verb)- to resolve the intricacy, complexity, or obscurity of : clear up
It unravel a mystery.
7. Recapture (Verb)- to experience again
By no effort of the imagination could she recapture the ecstasy— Ellen Glasgow
8. Unfathomable (Ajective)- not capable of being fathomed: not measurable
His behavior is completely unfathomable.
9. Immersive (Adjective)- providing, involving, or characterized by deep absorption or immersion in something (such as an activity or a real or artificial environment)
When game designers began creating realistic, immersive game environments such as World of Warcraft.— Ethan Gilsdorf
10. Devastating (Adjective)- causing extreme emotional pain
A devastating loss.
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