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Canterbury Tales
Vocabulary #2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| marshal | a high official of a royal household |
| evensong | evening worship service |
| sundry | miscellaneous; of an indefinite small number |
| squire | a young man of good birth who attends a knight |
| yeoman | a servant in a noble household |
| zest | relish; wholehearted enjoyment |
| prior | the head of a religious house |
| absolution | forgiveness |
| arbitrate | to settle a dispute as an impartial judge |
| Asunder | apart |
| Amble | to walk in a slow, relaxed way |
| Adversity | a state of misfortune |
| Arrears | debts that are unpaid and overdue |
| Burgess | formerly a member of the British Parliament |
| Brawn | powerful, muscular strength |
| Cadet | a younger son or brother |
| Cloister | a place of religious seclusion |
| Diligent | hardworking; industrious |
| Duress | harshness; restraint |
| Decree | an official decision made previously |
| Ecclesiast | clergyman |
| Encumber | to hinder; hamper |
| Friar | a member of a begging religious order |
| Guile | cunning; slyness |
| Garner | a place for storing grain |
| Garland | a circlet or string of flowers |
| Manure- to fertilize soil | |
| Matins | morning prayers |
| Motley | composted of many different unrelated elements or colors |
| Offertory | the collection of money at a church service |
| Prelate | a high ranking cleric, such as a bishop or archbishop |
| Parish | a district of British local civil government |
| Prudent | exercising sound judgment; cautious |
| Peer | a noble, especially a member of a hereditary legislative body |
| Quicksilver | mercury |
| Rebuke | to scold sharply |
| Rash | reckless |
| Reckoning | a calculation; a final settlement of rewards and penalities |
| Reckon | to count; consider |
| Steward | a manager of a large household or estate |
| Sward | grass covered earth |
| Shire | a county |
| Sheathe | to enclosing in a casing |
| Solicitous | showing concern |
| Scum | worthless matter or people regarded as worthless |
| Superfluity | an excess |
| Scrupulosity | conscientious honesty |
| Tag | a short, familiar quotation |
| Tartar | a white substance used in laxatives |
| Virtuous | morally upright |
Created by:
shaws
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