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Cantebury Tales Voca
Cantebury Tales Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| an area of open wasteland overgrown with heather, low scrubs, etc. | heath |
| to settle a dispute as an impartial judge. | arbitrate |
| the accumulated information on a particular subject. | lore |
| foreign country. | strand |
| composed of many different and unrelated elements or colors. | motley |
| to feel discontented. | repine |
| miscellaneous. | sundry |
| worthy of esteem. | estimable |
| to fertilize soil. | manure |
| a county. | shire |
| memory. | rote |
| powerful, muscular strength. | brawn |
| a lodging, place. | hosterly |
| to count; consider. | reckon |
| a quarrelsome person. | wrangler |
| awkward. | boorish |
| exersising sound judgement; cautious. | prudent |
| a person given to clowning. | buffoon |
| a young man of good birth who attends a knight. | squire |
| a large boat, generally flat-bottomed. | barge |
| food. | victuals |
| a younger son or brother. | cadet |
| a person whoprepares and sells drugs. | apothecary |
| reckless. | rash |
| a fracture quality. | grace |
| cunning; slyness. | guile |
| a wonderful thing; a miracle. | marvel |
| to fight against another person with lances on horseback. | joust |
| an excess. | superfluity |
| hard to understand. | abstruse |
| a servant in a noble household. | yeoman |
| of value as food. | nitritive |
| a manager of a large household or estate. | steward |
| to enclose in a casing. | sheathe |
| a highly contagious disease, usually fatal. | pestilence |
| a noble, especially a member of a hereditary legislative body. | peer |
| the woman in charge of a priory of nuns. | prioress |
| a district of British local civi government. | parish |
| thrifty | frugal |
| elegance of manners. | courtliness |
| to walk in a slow, relaxed way. | amble |
| to cut short. | dock |
| relish, wholehearted enjoyment. | zest |
| a small round shield held or worn on the arm. | buckler |
| a place for storing grain. | garner |
| showing concern. | solicitous |
| a member of a parish. | parishioner |
| debts that are unpaid and overdue. | arrears |
| to sting painfully. | smart |
| hardworking; industrious. | diligent |
| a district official who has the power to collect taxes, keep the peace, etc. | baliff |
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