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11th English Honors Middle Ages Vocabulary
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| ecclesiastical | pertaining or relating to the church |
| fain | gladly, willingly |
| elisions | the omission or slurring over of a vowel or syllable, usually to preserve rhythm |
| infelicity | unsuitable; unpleasantness |
| vernacular | common dialect, colloquial language |
| nuance | shade, tone, a fine distinction |
| perennial | recurrent, permanent, returning |
| progeny | children, descendants |
| engender | cause, create, produce |
| sundry | various, a mixture of, miscellaneous |
| boorish | ill- mannered, impolite |
| saucy | impudent, impertinent, transgressing the rules of decorum |
| jaunty | dashing, cheerful |
| burnished | shimmering, glistening, polished |
| intonation | accent, modulation, inflection |
| solicitous | caring, concerned |
| cloister | a monastery or nunnery; a secluded place |
| physiognomies | physical features used symbolically to describe other traits |
| veracity | truthfulness, honesty |
| absolution | pardon, freedom, forgiveness |
| victuals | provisions, groceries, food |
| preferment | advancement, upgrading, promotion |
| secular | material, lay people, of the physical world, things not spiritual nor sacred |
| conveyance | transport, passage |
| gentry | people of refinement, means, leisure |
| effigy | the image or likeness of a person , a representation |
| superfluities | embellishments, trappings, excess |
| benign | benevolent, caring, kindly |
| scrupulosity | paying careful attention to detail, being conscientious |
| buffoon | joker, comedian |
| abstruse | obscure, difficult to comprehend, perplexing |
| choleric | easily irritated; irascible, peevish |
| salve | comfort, calm |
| whelk | a pimple or pustule |
| concubine | a woman who cohabits with a man without legally being married |
| prevarication | a distortion, a lie |
| girth | the waist measure of a person |
| repletion | being completely filled, sated. |
| temperate | mild, clement, moderate |
| apoplexy | stroke, an attack |
| intuition | perception, insight |
| poltroon | coward |
| niggard | cheap, miserly |
| manifest | apparent, made evident |
| iniquity | evil, sin, vice |
| emulate | follow, copy, model after |
| covetous | jealous, desirous |
| ribaldry | offensive, vulgar, irreverent language |
| prating | babbling, chattering |
| parley | meeting, discussion |
| miscreant | a criminal, a villain, a heretic |
| perdition | damnation, hell |
| deft | skillful, adroit |
| absolution | pardon, release |
| pique | attract, intrigue, stimulate |
| requite | retaliate, pay back |
| churl | rude, surly, ill-bred man |
| implore | beseech, plead earnestly |
| garbed | dressed, clothed |
| undaunted | fearless, impervious, unconcerned |
| reproved | scolded, admonished, criticized |
| abide | tolerate, bear, endure |
| feinted | a deceptive movement, a false show |
| doleful | miserable, dejected, woeful |
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