Cabterbury Tales Vocabulary Flashcards
Pestilence
(N.) deadly plague or disease
Loquacious
(Adj.) talkative
Ample
(Adj.) sufficient
Superfluous
(Adj.) excessive
Malady
(N.) disorder or problem
Adversity
(N.) misfortune
Encumbered
(V.) hindered or delayed
Obstinate
(Adj.) stubborn
Ribaldry
(N.) vulgarity
Manciple
(N.) an officer of a monastery, college, etc.
Concubine
(N.) mistress
Ecclesiastic
(N.) member of the clergy
Bourgeois
(N.) member of the middle class, merchant
Emissary
(N.) spy
Genre
(N.) category of artistic composition
Scrupulous
(Adj.) principled
Discordant
(Adj.) disagreeing
Malign
(V.) to speak harmful untruths about
Double-entendre
(N.) a double meaning
Proverbially
(Adj.) commonly mentioned saying (characteristic of)
Modish
(Adj.) stylish
Ostensibly
(Adj.) seemingly
Idiom
(N.) a speech form that is peculiar to itself grammatically
Rudimentary
(Adj.) basic, fundamental
Lethargic
(Adj.) drowsy, sluggish
Martyr
(N.) one who dies for his or he beliefs
Chivalry
(N.) knightly qualities
Amor vineit omnia
Love conquers all things (Latin)
Dainty
(Adj.) exquisite
Wanton
(Adj) careless
Pillar
(N.) column of support
Absolution
(N.) forgiveness; to be pardoned for sins
Prudent
(Adj.) wise, sensible
Analmous or anomalous
(Adj.) not expected, unusual