The Hobbit Vocabulary

audacious

(adj) disposed to venture or take risks

flummoxed

(adj or verb) bewildered, confounded, confused

ingenious

(adj) showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, or resourcefulness; clever

rune

(noun) any character from an ancient Germanic alphabet used in Scandinavia from the 3rd century to the Middle Ages

abreast

(adv) side by side

legendary

(adj) so celebrated as to having taken on the nature of a legend

obstinately

(adv) in a stubborn unregenerate manner

prudent

(adj) showing wise self-restraint in speech and behavior especially in preserving prudent silence

remuneration

(n) the act of paying for goods or services or to recompense for losses

necromancer

(n) one who practices magic or sorcery

talisman

(noun) a trinket or piece of jewelry thought to be a protection against evil

paraphernalia

(n) equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.

esteemed

(adj) Highly respected & regarded

applicable

(adj) capable of being applied

drear

(adj) depressing in character or appearance

faggot

(n) a bundle of sticks and branches bound together

bannock

(n) a flat bread made of oat or barley flour

palpitating

(v) having a slight and rapid trembling motion

cleave

(v) separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument

deception

(n) A trick; an attempt to make someone believe something that is not true

shirk

(v) avoid dealing with

quaff

(v) to drink heartily

inconveniencing

(adj) lacking of ease

gnash

(v) To grind or strike the teeth together, as from rage.

subterranean

(adj) being or operating under the surface of the earth

unbeknown

(adv) without someone's knowledge

chestnut

(n) any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn

antiquity

(n) the quality of being ancient; ancient times

sorrel

(n) a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color

bracken

(n) large coarse fern often several feet high

larch

(adj) any of numerous conifers of the genus Larix all having deciduous needlelike leaves

marjoram

(n) pungent leaves used as seasoning with meats and fowl and in stews and soups and omelets

proverb

(n)a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

carrock

(n) large freestanding and flat topped stone constructed in the middle of a forest by Beorn.

appalling

(adj) causing dismay or horror

tippet

(n) , a scarf, usually of fur or wool, for covering the neck, or the neck and shoulders, and usually having ends hanging down in front

dale

(n), an open river valley (in a hilly area)

trestle

(n), a supporting tower used to support a bridge

mead

(n), an alcoholic drink of fermented honey and water

withered

(adj), lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness

stark

(adj), complete or extreme

hart

(n), male red deer OR hard;tough

inquisitive

(adj), showing curiosity

hind

(adj), at the back or rear OR female deer

vexed

(v), causing difficulty in finding an answer or solution

accursed

(adj), Doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune.

disquieting

(adj), causing uneasiness or worry

commons

(n), a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area

sawn

(v) past tense of saw

loathsome

(adj), highly offensive

warrant

(v), A writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts

quoits

(n), horseshoes; , a game in which quoits or horseshoes are thrown at a stake in the ground in the hope of encircling it

gloaming

(n), Evening dusk; twilight

portcullis

(n)gate consisting of an iron or wooden grating that hangs in the entry to a castle or fortified town

flagon

(n) a large metal or pottery vessel with a handle and spout

potent

(adj) , having a strong physiological or chemical effect

vintage

(adj) classic; of excellent quality and from a past era

toss-pot

(adj) drunk

kine

(n) cows collectively

ominous

(adj), presaging ill-fortune

promontory

(adj) a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)

gammer

(n) An elderly woman

vagabond

(n) a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support

enmity

(n.) hatred, ill-will

disembarked

(v)left and went on shore

waning

(adj), a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent

lintel

(n) horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window

smoldering

(v)burning slowly without flame

eminent

(adj) of imposing height

impenetrable

(adj) , not able to be pierced or entered; beyond understanding; impossible to understand; Ex. impenetrable mystery

waistcoat

(n) a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat

foreboding

(n) a feeling of evil to come

stealth

(n)action of moving secretly or unseen; slyness; sneakiness; secretiveness; ADJ. stealthy

figured

(v) , believed; used numbers

dominion

(n) control; rule; area of influence

perpetually

(adv) , everlastingly

grievous

(adj) , causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm

foiled

(adj) disappointingly unsuccessful

quench

(v) satisfy (thirst)

laden

(v) fill or place a load on

benefactor

(n)a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)

recompense

(v) make amends for; pay up!