Canterbury Tales Vocab #2

Question 0

Prudence

Answer 0

Having thought for the future

Question 1

Haughty

Answer 1

Snobbish

Question 2

Riotous

Answer 2

Unrestrained

Question 3

Abominable

Answer 3

Hateful

Question 4

Gluttony

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Excessive eating and drinking

Question 5

Mirth

Answer 5

Amusement

Question 6

Sanguine

Answer 6

Optimistic

Question 7

Apothecary

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Pharmacist

Question 8

Etiquette

Answer 8

Manners

Question 9

Sacrament

Answer 9

Religious ceremony

Question 10

Medieval

Answer 10

Having to do with the Middle Ages

Question 11

Malady

Answer 11

Disorder or problem

Question 12

Stellar

Answer 12

Brilliant

Question 13

Perambulation

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To walk

Question 14

Incubus

Answer 14

Demon or evil spirit

Question 15

Expulsive

Answer 15

Cruelty

Question 16

Assiduity

Answer 16

Attentiveness

Question 17

Steadfast

Answer 17

Unwavering

Question 18

Vexatious

Answer 18

Troublesome

Question 19

Ardor

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Passion

Question 20

Ardent

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Enthusiastic

Question 21

Countenance

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Composure

Question 22

Sovereign

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A person who has supreme power/authority

Question 23

Covet

Answer 23

To wish

Question 24

Chaste

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Modest

Question 25

Avarice

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Extreme greed

Question 26

Octogamy

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Marrying 8 times

Question 27

Purgation

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To cleanse

Question 28

Curmudgeon

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Grumpy person

Question 29

Dalliance

Answer 29

Wasting of time; dawdling

Question 30

Magnanimous

Answer 30

Noble; courageous spirit

Question 31

Cuckold

Answer 31

Husband of an unfaithful wife

Question 32

Chivalric romance

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A nonscholarly narrative in metrical verse: tales of love, adventure, knightly conflict and pageantry Ex. Knight's Tale and Squire's Tale

Question 33

Myth

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Retelling of a classical myth Ex. Manciple's tale

Question 34

Breton Lais

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Set in the Brittany region of France: tales, Celtic in origin, of magic, fairies, folk lore, and courtly love

Question 35

Beast Fable

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Animals are given human qualities and involved in clever tales that preach a moral lesson Ex. Nun's Priest's Tale

Question 36

Prose Allegory

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Non poetic tale in which people and things represent abstract qualities Ex. Chaucer's Tale #2

Question 37

Mock-Heroic

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Ridicules, by imitation, chivalric literature, and heroic characters Ex. Nun's Priest's Tale

Question 38

Mock-Romance

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Ridicules the chivalric romance by parody Ex. Chaucer's Tale #1

Question 39

Jokes

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Humorous incidents that ridicule people Ex. Friar's tale, summoner's tale, canon's yeoman's tale

Question 40

Fabliau

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Stories based on clever tricks involving infidelity Ex. Miller's Take, Skipper's Tale, Merchant's Tale

Question 41

Sermon

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An oratory preaching a Christian message Ex. Parson's tale

Question 42

Exemplum

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A sermon that illustrates a known moral lesson Ex. Pardoner's tale

Question 43

Saint's Legend

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Tales of inspirational acts or martyrdom Ex. Second Nun's Tale

Question 44

Miracle of the Virgin

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Tales in which the Virgin Mary miraculously aids a follower in time of need Ex. Prioress's tale

Question 45

Moral tale

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Tales to inspire moral conduct in the listener Ex. Physician's tale, Cleric's Tale