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Canterbury Tales
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Avarice | Extreme Greed |
| Agility | Ability to move quickly or easily |
| Covetous | Jealous |
| Palmer | Pilgrim travelling to a religious shrine |
| Parley | Discussion or conference |
| Saunter | Walking in a slow, leisurely manner |
| Engender | Produce or create |
| Martyr | Someone who dies for a cause |
| Motley | Multicolored |
| Vermin | Small animals that cause disease and destruction |
| Hostelry | |
| Pilgrimage | |
| Chivalry | |
| Castigate | |
| Ravenous | |
| Personable | |
| Accrue | |
| Penitence | Remorse |
| Absolution | Forgiveness |
| Sanguine | Cheerful |
| Choleric | Easily angered |
| Malady | Disease |
| Abstruse | Difficult to understand |
| Reeve | A manager of a house |
| Duress | Harshness |