Canterbury Prologue Vocab Flashcards

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Array

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An impressively large number or group; a variety; to display, arrange

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Burnished

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Polished; make shiny

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Cloister

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A residence that is a place of religious seclusion; to seclude, especially for the purpose of religious devotion and contemplation.

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Coy

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Affectedly modest or shy in a playful or provocative way

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Devout

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Very deeply religious; deeply sincere in one’s beliefs.

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Engendering

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Used as; creation,production

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Hallowed

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Render holy by means of religious rites

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Keen

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Having or demonstrating the ability to recognize fine distinctions; intense or sharp

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Pilgrimage

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A journey to a sacred place or for religious purposes

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Render

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To deliver a decision, right or claim; to cause to become; to deliver officially.

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Sedate

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To act or become somber; characterized by dignity and propriety

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Solicitous

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Full of anxiety or showing concern fearful or anxious.

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Sundry

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A hodgepodge collection not sorted into categories; various

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Stature

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Height

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Zest

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Vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment

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