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CT Vocabualry #3
Canterbury Tales Vocabulary #3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the accumulated information of a particular subject. | Lore |
| to feel discontented. | Repine |
| to fertilize soil. | Manure |
| powerful, muscular strength. | Brawn |
| a quarrelsome person. | Wrangler |
| a person given to clowning. | Buffoon |
| food. | Victuals |
| reckless. | Rash |
| a wonderful thing, a miracle. | Marvel |
| hard to understand. | Abstruse |
| a manager of a large household or estate. | Steward |
| mercury. | Quicksilver |
| sulfur. | Brimstone |
| a short familiar quotation. | Tag |
| a noble, especially a member of a hereditary legislative body. | Peer |
| thrifty. | Frugal |
| to cut short. | Dock |
| a place for storing grain. | Garner |
| debts that are unpaid and overdue. | Arrears |
| a district official who has the power to collect taxes, keep the peace, etc. | Bailiff |
| a person bound to a master. | Serf |
| grass covered earth. | Sward |
| not obvious. | Subtle |
| to spread out, expand. | Splay |
| a procession, generally of horsemen or carriages. | Cavalcade |
| a white substance used in laxitives. | Tartar |
| boric acid. | Boracic |
| an official decision made previously. | Decree |