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moor | a tract of open uncultivated upland |
lair | a wild animal's resting place, one that is well hidden, or a secret or private place |
seafarer | a sailor, or someone who regularly travels by sea |
purge | to remove something or someone in an abrupt or violent manner |
gorge | to eat a large amount greedily, to fill oneself with food |
furrow | a rut, groove, or trail in the ground or another surface |
reiterate | to say something again or a number of times, typically for emphasis or clarity |
reception | the way in which a person or group of people reacts to someone or something |
talon | a claw, especially one belonging to a bird of prey |
infamous | well known for some bad quality or deed |
writhe | to make continual twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body |
gape | to stare with one's mouth open wide, typically in amazement or wonder |
hoary | grayish white in color |
kinship | blood relationship |
livid | dark bluish gray in color, usually describing a bruise or wound of some kind |
kenning | a descriptive phrase, usually 2 words, used in place of a noun |
caesura | a break or pause in a line of poetry, used in Old English poetry to divide the line in half |
alliteration | a figure of speech in which consonants are repeated |