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CT Vocab. Part 2
Canterbury Tales Vocabulary Part 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| to settle a dispute as an impartial judge. | Arbitrate |
| composed of many different and unrelated elements. | Motley |
| worthy of esteem. | Estimable |
| memory. | Rote |
| to count, consider. | Reckon |
| exercising sound judgement, cautious. | Prudent |
| a large boat, generally flat- bottomed. | Barge |
| a person who prepares and sells drugs. | Apothecary |
| cunning; slyness. | Guile |
| an excess. | Superfluity |
| of value as food. | Nutritive |
| a highly contagious discuss usually fatal. | Pestilence |
| a district of British local civil government. | Parish |
| to walk in a slow, relaxed way. | Amble |
| a small round shield held or worn on the arm. | Buckler |
| a member of the parish. | Parishioner |
| hardworking, industrious. | Diligent |
| a state of misfortune. | Adversity |
| to get money etc. from someone by threats. | Extort |
| an adequate amount. | Sufficiency |
| apart. | Asunder |
| to hinder hamper. | Encumber |
| wet soggy ground; deep mud. | Mire |
| greedy; working for payment only. | Mercenary |
| morally upright. | Virtuous |
| scornful. | Contemptuous |
| scornful. | Disdainful |
| careful. | Discreet |
| to scold sharply. | Rebuke |
| conscientious honestly. | Scrupulosity |