The Canterbury Tales

Catherine C. (United States of America)
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  1. archetypal
    of an original pattern on which other things are modeled
  2. Thomas a Becket
    archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170
  3. engender
    call forth
  4. stature
    the height of a standing person
  5. personable
    pleasant in manner and appearance
  6. accrue
    grow by addition
  7. statute
    an act passed by a legislative body
  8. benign
    kind in disposition or manner
  9. guile
    shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
  10. diligent
    quietly and steadily persevering in detail or exactness
  11. adversity
    a state of misfortune or affliction
  12. disdainful
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  13. discreet
    marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint
  14. obstinate
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
  15. frugal
    avoiding waste
  16. duress
    compulsory force or threat
  17. defer
    yield to another's wish or opinion
Created on Tue Oct 18 11:17:01 EDT 2011 (updated Mon Oct 24 10:15:55 EDT 2011)

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