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Adam of the Road
Vocabulary for Adam of the Road
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English
7th Grade
01/21/2011

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Minstrel
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musician who performed songs whose lyrics told stories about distant places or about real or imaginary historical events
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Abbey
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is a Christian monastery or convent
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meager
Definition
inadequate or unsatisfying
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portmanteau
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a large travelling bag made of stiff leather
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monotonous
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tedious or boring
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Palfrey
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a small horse often used for women
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immense
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huge
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Saracen
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an Arab Muslim who opposed the Crusaders
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indignant
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anger at something unjust or wrong
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sparse
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scanty or meager
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mummer
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actor or performer
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purgatory
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In Catholicism, the stage of the afterlife where souls suffer for their sins before they can enter heaven; any situation causing suffering
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gaffer
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an elderly man
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derisive
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expressing contempt or ridicule
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apprentice
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works for an expert to learn a trade
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strenuous
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performed with much energy or force
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