Vocab- Pardoners Tale Flashcards
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Moral Tale
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Teaches a lesson about what is wrong in human behavior
Good characters triumph
Bad characters perish
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Heath
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Shrubs
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Ram
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Sheep
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Strands
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Shores
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Sundry
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Various
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Victuals
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Food
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Marshal
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Official supervising public events
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Girth
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Measurements around middle
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Burgess
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Inhabitant/member of Parliament
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Avarice
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Extreme greed for wealth
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Covetousness
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Great Desire to possess something
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Yokel
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Uneducated, unsophisticated person
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Kirk
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Church (Scotland)
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Agape
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Mouths wide open
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Vicious
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Cruel, violent
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Ribaldry
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Amusing and rude behavior/talk
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Carouses
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Drink alcohol
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Dicing
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Gamble with dice
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Abominable
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Very bad
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Superfluity
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Unusually large amount
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Blasphemy
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Speaking profanely about God/religion
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Grisly
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Horror or disgust
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Knave
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Servant
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Privy
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Secret/private
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Adversary
Opponent
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Stile
Steps to get over a fence or wall
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Pallor
Unhealthy, pale appearance
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Writ
Written command
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Hoary
Grayish-white
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Prating
Talk foolishly about something
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Florins
Gold coins
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Prudent
Acting or showing care
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Parley
Conference
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Fiend
Evil spirit or demon
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Perdition
State of eternal punishment
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Tarry
Delay
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Apothecary
Person who prepared and served medicine
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Ere
Before (in times)
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Sauntered
Walk slowly; relaxed
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Loth
Unwillingly
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Transcend
To go beyond
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Bale
A bundle of something (wrapped up and bound)
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Credentials
Qualifications or achievements
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Absolve
Set or declare someone free
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Spur
Thing that prompts or encourages
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Beck
Gesture for attention; nod/wave
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Pique
Irritated; resentful
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Entreaty
An earnest and humble request
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Governor
Person in authority
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Evensong and matins
Evening and Morning prayers
