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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Flashcards

1
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A small round hill

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Knoll

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Knoll

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A small round hill

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Reveling

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Taking part in a revel (a usually wild party or celebration); taking great pleasure or satisfaction in

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Taking part in a revel (a usually wild party or celebration); taking great pleasure or satisfaction in

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Reveling

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Boisterous

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Noisily turbulent (unsteady, violent, conflicting) or exuberant (filled with energy)

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Perils

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Dangers; source of danger: risks

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Ermine

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Any of several weasels with winter fur mostly white, or this white fur; a rank or office whose official robe is ornamented with the white fur

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Taut

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Tightly drawn; not slack; also, extremely nervous: tense; tidy (of a ship)

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Bridle

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Headgear by which a horse is controlled; curb, restraint

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Folly

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Lack of good sense; a foolish act or idea; an excessively costly or unprofitable undertaking

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Haughty

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Disdainfully proud (arrogant; possibly vain)

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Strop

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To sharpen a razor on a strap

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Lament

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To mourn aloud: wail; to express sorrow or regret for: bewail

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Heraldic

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Of or relating to heralds or heraldry (heralds were official messengers)

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Prudent

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Shrewd in the management of practical affairs; cautious; discreet

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Porter

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A doorman; a person who carries burdens (especially someone who carries baggage around a terminal)

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Bleared

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Dimmed with water or tears

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Jested

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An act intended to provoke laughter; a witty remark; a frivolous mood

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Bower

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A shelter of boughs or vines

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Mirth

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Gladness or gaiety accompanied with laughter

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Cant

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An oblique or slanting surface; insincere speech, especially insincerely pious words or statements; jargon of a profession

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Evasive

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Able to evade something; characterized by evading (or avoiding by slyness) something

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Glade

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A grassy open space surrounded by woods

24
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To throw into confusion: muddle; to become rotten (of eggs)

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Addle

25
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Knave

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Rogue (dishonest or unprincipled person); jack (card)

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Marvels (noun)

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One that causes wonder or excitement; intense surprise or excitement

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Vespers

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A late afternoon or evening worship service; (as an adjective) relating to that evening service

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One that causes wonder or excitement; intense surprise or excitement

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Marvels (noun)

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Noisily turbulent (unsteady, violent, conflicting) or exuberant (filled with energy)

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Boisterous

30
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Dangers; source of danger: risks

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Perils

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Any of several weasels with winter fur mostly white, or this white fur; a rank or office whose official robe is ornamented with the white fur

A

Ermine

32
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Tightly drawn; not slack; also, extremely nervous: tense; tidy (of a ship)

A

Taut

33
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Headgear by which a horse is controlled; curb, restraint

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Bridle

34
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Rogue (dishonest or unprincipled person); jack (card)

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Knave

35
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Lack of good sense; a foolish act or idea; an excessively costly or unprofitable undertaking

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Folly

36
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Disdainfully proud (arrogant; possibly vain)

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Haughty

37
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To sharpen a razor on a strap

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Strop

38
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To mourn aloud: wail; to express sorrow or regret for: bewail

A

Lament

39
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Of or relating to heralds or heraldry (heralds were official messengers)

A

Heraldic

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Shrewd in the management of practical affairs; cautious; discreet

A

Prudent

41
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A doorman; a person who carries burdens (especially someone who carries baggage around a terminal)

A

Porter

42
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A late afternoon or evening worship service; (as an adjective) relating to that evening service

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Vespers

43
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Dimmed with water or tears

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Bleared

44
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An act intended to provoke laughter; a witty remark; a frivolous mood

A

Jested

45
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A shelter of boughs or vines

A

Bower

46
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Gladness or gaiety accompanied with laughter

A

Mirth

47
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An oblique or slanting surface; insincere speech, especially insincerely pious words or statements; jargon of a profession

A

Cant

48
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Able to evade something; characterized by evading (or avoiding by slyness) something

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Evasive

49
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A grassy open space surrounded by woods

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Glade

50
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To throw into confusion: muddle; to become rotten (of eggs)

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Addle

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