Grendel Vocabulary

Sycophant A servile self-seeker who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people.
Noun Greek

Fuliginous Colored as if by soot
Adjective Latin

Hex An evil spell; a curse. To curse
Noun/Verb German

Leer desirous, sly, or knowing look. To glance sidelong esp. sexually or maliciously
Noun/verb Old English

Moor A broad area of open land, often high but poorly drained, with patches of heath and peat bogs.
Noun Old English

Solipsist One who believes in the theory or view that the self is the only reality.
Noun latin

Ominous Menacing; threatening
Adj latin

Undulant wave-like
Adj latin

Debauch To corrupt morally.
Verb french/germanic

Omniscience the state of being all knowing
Noun latin

Hoary Gray or white with or as if with age.
Noun Old English

Dirge A funeral hymn or lament.
Noun Latin

Dogmatism Arrogant, stubborn assertion of opinion or belief.
Noun greek

Petulant Unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered; peevish.
Adj latin

Intimation A hint; an obscure or indirect suggestion or notice; a remote or ambiguous reference; as, he had given only intimations of his design.
Noun latin

Nihilism A doctrine holding that all values are baseless and that nothing can be known or communicated
Noun latin

Paradox A seemingly contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true
Noun Greek

Inchoate In an initial or early stage; incipient.
Adj latin

Ossify To change into bone; become bony. To become rigid
Verb latin

Omnipotence unlimited or universal power
Noun latin