Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Flashcards

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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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13
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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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20
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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

22
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Evasive

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

23
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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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Knave
Rogue (dishonest or unprincipled person); jack (card)
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Marvels (noun)
One that causes wonder or excitement; intense surprise or excitement
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Vespers
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
Marvels (noun)
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Noisily turbulent (unsteady, violent, conflicting) or exuberant (filled with energy)
Boisterous
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Dangers; source of danger: risks
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
Ermine
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Tightly drawn; not slack; also, extremely nervous: tense; tidy (of a ship)
Taut
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Headgear by which a horse is controlled; curb, restraint
Bridle
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Rogue (dishonest or unprincipled person); jack (card)
Knave
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Lack of good sense; a foolish act or idea; an excessively costly or unprofitable undertaking
Folly
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Disdainfully proud (arrogant; possibly vain)
Haughty
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To sharpen a razor on a strap
Strop
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To mourn aloud: wail; to express sorrow or regret for: bewail
Lament
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Of or relating to heralds or heraldry (heralds were official messengers)
Heraldic
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Shrewd in the management of practical affairs; cautious; discreet
Prudent
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A doorman; a person who carries burdens (especially someone who carries baggage around a terminal)
Porter
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A late afternoon or evening worship service; (as an adjective) relating to that evening service
Vespers
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Dimmed with water or tears
Bleared
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An act intended to provoke laughter; a witty remark; a frivolous mood
Jested
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A shelter of boughs or vines
Bower
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Gladness or gaiety accompanied with laughter
Mirth
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An oblique or slanting surface; insincere speech, especially insincerely pious words or statements; jargon of a profession
Cant
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Able to evade something; characterized by evading (or avoiding by slyness) something
Evasive
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A grassy open space surrounded by woods
Glade
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To throw into confusion: muddle; to become rotten (of eggs)
Addle