Canterbury Tales Vocab (2)

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a short anecdote or story that illustrates a particular moral point

exemplum

characters that stand for abstract ideas such as virtue and beauty

allegorical

greed (NOUN)

avarice

to criticize (VERB)

castigate

a discussion or a conference (NOUN)

parley

a story that surrounds and binds together one or more different narratives in a single work

frame story

specks of dust

motes

bedrooms

bowers

to plead; to beg (VERB)

implore

pampered

cosseted

except

save

an ugly old woman (NOUN)

crone

rule; power (NOUN)

sovereignty

promise

behest

rolled around;thrashed about

wallowed

to leave in a will; to pass down as an inheritance (VERB)

bequeath

low-class person; boor

churl

fool

sot

criticize with flase statements; slander

caluminate

to criticize (VERB)

rebuke

a husband whose wife is unfaithful

cuckhold