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The Middle Ages

Vocabulary/comprehension

TermDefinition
acquire to get
advise to give a suggestion about how something should be done
ancestral related to a person's relatives from long ago
appoint to choose someone to do a specific job
apprentice a person who learns a skill or trade by working with a skilled craftsman for a period of time, usually for no pay
armor protective metal covering used to keep a person safe from injury during battle
anchored strongly connected
aspiring hoping to be or become something
assassination the act of killing a well-known or important person
ballad a simple song, usually telling a story
bear to carry or include
chance luck
coarse rough
coat of mail armor, chainmail
commission to request or order something be made or done
consult to ask someone for advice or information
curfew an order or a law requiring people to be in their homes at a certain time, usually at night
contribution give something (especially money) in order to help achieve or provide something. Help to cause or make happen.
medieval relating to the Middle Ages dates: 500-1500, after the fall of the Roman Empire
modern relating to the present or recent times
transform make a thorough or dramatic change in the form, character or appearance of something
cultivate 1. prepare and use land for crops or gardening 2. Try to acquire or develop a quality or skill
contributing give something (especially money) in order to help achieve or provide something. Help to cause or make happen.
summon to call or send for someone
anchored strongly connected
fast to eat little or no food
rose window a circular stained-glass window in a church that contains a pattern near the center
spire a tall, cone-shaped structure at the top of a building
devote to give time or attention to something
exquisite extremely beautiful
destined certain to become something or do something
humble not thinking you are better than others
sacred holy; deserving special respect
penetrate to go through or into something
determination a quality that makes someone keep trying to do something difficult
tactic a planned action or method used to achieve a particular goal
retreat to back away from danger
pursue to follow to capture; try to accomplish
succeed to follow or replace someone in a position of power
ancestral related to a person relatives from long ago
inevitable will happen and can't be stopped
humiliation feeling of embarrassment and shame
ballad a simple song that usually tells a story
consult to ask someone for advice or information
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