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english vocab
prologue from the canterbury tales
Question | Answer |
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adversity | great hardship; misfortune forest fires, droughts, etc. |
courteous | considerate of others; polite |
devout | extremely religious; pious |
dispense | administer; distribute in portions |
distinguished | marked by excellence; well known |
pilgrimages | journeys to shrines or sacred places |
prudent | using good judgement; acting wisely |
repented | felt remorse or regret; resolved to reform |
agility | ability to move with ease and speed |
dainty | tiny and delicately beautiful |
diligent | marked by effort and care |
dispatch | send to a destruction or specific business |
frugal | thrifty; economical; inexpensive |
prompt | acting or arriving on time or without delay |
sundry | miscellaneous; various; many |
unanimously | with everyone agreeing |