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Resolute: firm determination; bold  \n2. Vehemently: a forceful energy; powerful  \n3. Infallible: incapable of error  \n4. Furled: to wrap or roll around something  \n5. Lavish: marked by excess; extravagant  \n6. Assail: to attack violently  \n7. Extolled: to praise highly; glorify  \n8. Epic: a long narrative poem in an elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary hero that embodies the values of a particular society. (Holt)  \n9. Mead: fermented beverage like beer  \n10. Reparation: making amends; paying for damages  \n11. Solace: soothe  \n12. Prow: the projecting part (front) of a ship  \n13. Shroud: burial garment  \n14. Vex: to bring distress; to irritate  \n15. Reprisal: regaining of something; to pay back  \n16. Scabbard: sheath for a sword  \n17. Hilt: handle of a sword  \n18. Scop: Old English bard of poet  \n19. Archetype: a perfect example; prototype  \n20. Kenning: in Anglo-Saxon poetry, a metaphorical phrase or compound word used to name a person, place, thing, or even indirectly. (Holt)  \n21. Alliteration: The repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close to one another (Holt) .  \n22. Pagan: a follower of a polytheistic religion (multiple gods) .  \n23. Celts: a group of tall blonde warriors who settled Great Britain before 4th c.B.C. and were polytheistic.  \n24. Anglo-Saxon: Germanic tribes that conquered Britain around 5th c A.D and were the ruling class until the Norman Conquest of 1066.  \n25. Caesura: a pause of break within a line of poetry, usually indicated by the natural rhythm of the language (Holt) . 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