236606255 | groped | (v) to feel about with the hands | |
236606256 | breeches | knee length trousers | |
236606257 | dagger | a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing | |
236606258 | glimmer | a flash of light (especially reflected light) | |
236606259 | subterranean | being or operating under the surface of the earth | |
236606260 | wade | walk through a substance, such as water, that impedes movement | |
236606261 | slinking | to move quietly, slowly and close to the ground; to creep | |
236606262 | throttled | choked; strangled | |
236606263 | prowling | V. to rove or go about stealthily, as in search of prey or something to steal | |
236606264 | wits | ability to think clearly; sense | |
236606265 | morsel | a small quantity of food or of anything | |
236606266 | sacred | made or declared or believed to be holy | |
236606267 | antiquity | ancient times; the quality of being old | |
236606268 | splay | to spread out or apart, especially clumsily | |
236606269 | resolve | determination; resolution; firmness of purpose | |
236606270 | despair | hopelessness | |
236606271 | smite (smote) | To strike or hit hard, as with the hand, a stick, or other weapon | |
236606272 | ajar | Partially open | |
236606273 | wedged | adj. packed or fixed tightly | |
236606274 | giddy | a light-headed sensation; dizzy, frivolous | |
236606275 | abominable | exceptionally bad or displeasing | |
236606276 | reputation | what others think about the character and behavior of someone | |
236606277 | shudder | shake uncontrollably; tremble; V. | |
236606278 | benighted | overtaken by night or darkness | |
236606279 | nipped | bit or cut by pinching | |
236606280 | acquainted | made familiar with | |
236606281 | dusk | the time of day immediately following sunset | |
236606282 | trudge | to walk heavily; plod | |
236606283 | thyme | aromatic fresh/dried plant used for seasoning food, especially meats/stews | |
236606284 | marjoram | aromatic fresh/dried plant similar to mint used for seasoning food | |
236606285 | sage | aromatic fresh/dried plant used for seasoning food, especially meats/stews | |
236606286 | intervals | periods of time between events or placements of things | |
236606287 | boughs | large branches of a tree | |
236606288 | glade | an open space in a forest | |
236606289 | porter | someone who guards an entrance | |
236606290 | clamour | loud and persistent outcry from many people | |
236606291 | devouring | eating greedily | |
236606292 | uncanny | weird; strange; so keen or acute as to seem bizarre | |
236606293 | lofty | of imposing height | |
236606294 | shafts | the parts of the columns between the base and the capital | |
236606295 | bracken | n. large, coarse ferns as are found in a forest | |
236606296 | bonfire | a large outdoor fire | |
236606297 | shrivel | to shrink and wrinkle | |
236606298 | cinders | partly burned pieces of coal or wood | |
236606299 | talons | the claws of a bird of prey | |
236606300 | borne | carried or supported | |
236606301 | tumult | a state of commotion and noise and confusion | |
236606302 | flurry | A sudden movement | |
236606303 | pale | not full or rich | |
236606304 | eyrie | the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle) | |
236606305 | precipice | very steep or overhanging place; cliff | |
236606306 | rendered | to cause to become | |
236606307 | yew | a type of evergreen tree or shrub having red cup-shaped berries and flattened needlelike leaves | |
236606308 | famished | extremely hungry | |
243860439 | vain | conceited; having a high opinion of oneself | |
243860440 | pinnacle | a high peak or point | |
243860441 | spirals | curves that coil around and around | |
243860442 | outpost | a settlement on the frontier of civilization | |
243860443 | plight | a condition or situation of difficulty or adversity | |
243860444 | appalling | shocking; causing dismay | |
243860445 | furrier | A dealer in or maker of fur goods. | |
243860446 | plodded | walked heavily; trudged | |
243860447 | unimpeachable | beyond doubt or reproach; unquestionable | |
243860448 | refuge | a shelter from danger or hardship | |
243860449 | heath | tract of wasteland usually with shrubbery | |
243860450 | perils | dangers, risks | |
243860451 | veranda | an open porch along the outside of a building | |
243860452 | vengeance | punishment in return for an injury or a wrong | |
243860453 | gnarled | knotted, twisted |
The Hobbit Vocabulary Ch. 5-7
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