Canterbury Tales Vocabulary

Question 0

Lai

Answer 0

Short chivalric romance

Question 1

Mock-heroic

Answer 1

Ridicules, by imitation, chivalric literature & heroic characters

Question 2

Sub vassal

Answer 2

Person granted the use of land, in return for rendering homage, fealty, and usually military service or its equivalent to a lord or other superior; feudal tendant

Question 3

Martyr

Answer 3

One who dies for a purpose

Question 4

Dais

Answer 4

Raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.

Question 5

Pungent

Answer 5

Bitter, acrid; caustic, biting or sharply expressive

Question 6

Prudent

Answer 6

Wise or judicious in practical affairs; sagacious; discreet or circumspect; sober; careful in providing for the future; provident

Question 7

Mercenary

Answer 7

Working or acting merely for money or other reward

Question 8

Benign

Answer 8

Having a kindly disposition

Question 9

Brooch

Answer 9

A clasp or ornament having a pin at the back for passing through the clothing and a catch for securing the point of the pin