Canterbury Tales--List 2

Mrs. Tutton (United States of America)
Words from The Canterbury Tales
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  1. prowess
    a superior skill learned by study and practice
  2. temporal
    of or relating to or limited by time
  3. pestilence
    any epidemic disease with a high death rate
  4. mischance
    an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
  5. relic
    an antiquity that has survived from the distant past
  6. assert
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  7. prevaricate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  8. avarice
    reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth
  9. castigate
    inflict severe punishment on
  10. discourse
    an extended communication dealing with some particular topic
  11. profess
    confess one's faith in, or allegiance to
  12. covetous
    immoderately desirous of acquiring something
  13. pallor
    an unnatural lack of color in the skin
  14. prate
    speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly
  15. tarry
    leave slowly and hesitantly
Created on Tue Sep 27 12:43:59 EDT 2016 (updated Mon Oct 16 09:31:34 EDT 2017)

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