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Canterbury Tales Vocabulary

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To produce, cause, or give rise to
Various
A nun ranking just below the abbess (of a convent)
Playful, jolly
A trial session, civil or criminal, held periodiclly in specific locations by a judge or superior court
Citizen of a town
Having temperment in which yellow bile predominates, and therefore prone to outbursts of anger.
Big pimples, considered a sign of drunkeness and lechery
A tract of open and uncultivated land; wasteland overgrown with shrubs
A seller of hats and other clothing accessories
Person journeying to religious shrines; pilgrim
Inn
A coin of small value used in England until recent times
Person who was cheerful and good natured because blood predominated their body
Payments to the church; traditionally 1/10 of one's annual income
Riches, especially those that are acquired dishonestly
Evil doers; villians
Damntion; hell
To affect with sharp irritation and resentment; to wound
Having purple flowers; used to color/ season foods
An unsuitable marriage
Dawaling, playfully flirting
Person given to vain, pretentious displays and empty chatter
A man given to lechery (sexual activity)
Anxious or concerned

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