Vocabulary 10 Flashcards
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Medieval romance
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- a verse or prose narrative that usually involves adventurous heroes, idealized love, exotic places, and supernatural events.
-Idealized or larger-than-life characters
A hero motivated by love, faith, honor, or adventurousness
-Exotic settings and supernatural or magical events
Hidden or mistaken identityx
2
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Knight errant
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a knight who wanders about, searching for adventure in order to prove his chivalry; splay; display
3
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Burgeoning
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Growing
4
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Dais
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a raised platform where honored guests are seated
5
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Folly
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Dangerous and foolish activity
6
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Baleful
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Threatening evil; sinister
7
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Compact
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Binding agreement
8
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Feinted
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Pretended to attacking
9
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Scabbard
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A sheath for a dagger or sword
10
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Dominion (n)
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rule or power to rule; mastery
11
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Depredation (n):
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destruction caused by robbery or looting
12
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Incumbent (adj):
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required as a duty or an obligation
13
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Redress
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repayment for a wrong or an injury
14
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Forbearance
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: self-control; patient restraint
15
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Zenith
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Highest point ; peak
