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Arthurian Legends
"Arthur Becomes King" Vocab.
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English
10th Grade
05/16/2006
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amble
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to walk in a slow, relaxed way
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blanch
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to become pale or white
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canter
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to ride at a slow gallop
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cavalcade
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a formal parade of horsemen
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gargoyle
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a carved, jutting-out decoration on a building featuring a fantasic and grotesque animal or human
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heraldry
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coats of arms or other family insignia
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hostelry
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an inn
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hovel
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a small, poor dwelling
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joust
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a fight with lances between two ppl on horseback
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rueful
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sorrowful
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saffron
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orange-yellow
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scabbard
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a container for a sword
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scallop
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to make a decorative edging out of a series of curved projections
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wend
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thought; imagined
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wote
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knew
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caldron
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a large kettle or vat
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caldron
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a large kettle or vat
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ignominy
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dishonor; shame
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impale
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to peirce through and fix on something
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lewd
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uncouth, wicked, lustful
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maim
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to cripple
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paramour
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a lover
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retinue
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a group of ppl in the service of a person of high status
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vehement
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w/ great force; violent
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vindicate
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to clear of guilt or criticism
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