British Literature/AP Literature & Coposition Flashcards
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2923032490 | Pilgrimage | a journey, especially a long one, made to someone sacred place as an act of religious devotion. | 0 | |
2923052422 | Hostelry | an inn or hotel. | 1 | |
2923056076 | Sundry | various or diverse. | 2 | |
2923061727 | Apprise | to give notice; inform or advise. | 3 | |
2923069423 | Chivalry | the sum of the ideal qualification of a knight, including courtesy, generosity, valor, and dexterity. | 4 | |
2923100378 | Squire | a young man of noble birth who serves a knight as an apprentice. | 5 | |
2923113247 | Courtliness | politeness, refinement, mannerly. | 6 | |
2923119961 | Decorous | characterized by dignified propriety in conduct, manner, appearance, character, etc. | 7 | |
2923132722 | Cloister | a place of religious seclusion, as a monastery or convent. | 8 | |
2923147279 | Penance | a punishment undergone n token of penitence for sin. | 9 | |
2923160815 | Absolve | to free from guilt or blame and the consequences. | 10 | |
2923166907 | Ballad | a simple narrative poem of folk origin, composed in short stanzas and adapted for singing. | 11 | |
2923186582 | Wanton | careless and reckless without regard to right or wrong; extravagant or luxurious self-indulgent manner of living. | 12 | |
2923201156 | Pompously | characterized by ostentatious display( money,wealth,power,etc.) | 13 | |
2923214078 | Dainty | something delicious to the taste, a delicacy. | 14 | |
2923222315 | Viage | the face, usually with reference to shape, features, expression. | 15 | |
2923232257 | Pall | anything that covers, shrouds, or overspreads, especially with darkness or gloom. | 16 | |
2923242418 | Malady | a disease/disorder or the body,especially on that is chronic. | 17 | |
2923253707 | Parish | an ecclesiastical district having its own church and member of the clergy. | 18 | |
2923266817 | Choleric | extremely irritable or easily angered; iascible | 19 |