Question

the canterbury tales vocabulary # 3 (front & back)

1. commission (pg. 105) ________ a. writes documents to transfer property ownership
2. reverence ________ b. miscellaneous; varied; incongruously put together
3. conveyancer (pg. 105) ________ c. a county, especially in england
4. screeds (105) ________ d. a wealthy landowner
5. patent ________ e. respect, admiration
6. \philosophers stone\ ________ f. kinds of fish
7. daintily ________ g. a piece
8. sop (106) ________ h. delicate; graceful
9. epicurus (106) ________ i. draft; a swig of drink
10. shire ________ j. greek philosopher—\happiness is most important goal\
11. bream & pike ________ k. long, boring speeches or writings
12. motley (pg. 104) ________ l. recite; speak; read aloud (so one can write it down)
13. franklin (pg. 106) ________ m. northern dutch - speaking region of belgium (flanders)
14. dictate (105) ________ n. copyright; license; having government authority to
15. draught (107) ________ o. in middle ages, protects tradesmen; unionize
16. guild - fraternity (106) ________ p. a violent windy storm; great anger / excitement
17. flemish (104) ________ q. the act of giving authority to an individual
18. tempest (107) ________ r. alchemists (chemists) believed that a stone existed that could turn base metals into gold; \midas touch\

Explanation:

Match each vocabulary word from "The Canterbury Tales" with its correct definition based on common - language and literary knowledge.

Answer:

1. Q
2. E
3. A
4. G
5. N
6. R
7. H
8. I
9. J
10. C
11. F
12. B
13. D
14. L
15. I
16. O
17. M
18. P