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Sonlight British Literature - Canterbury Tales
Review of vocabulary
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11th Grade
09/02/2014

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Term
milieu
Definition
n.
surroundings, location, or setting
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farcical
Definition
adjective
1.ludicrous; absurd
2.of or relating to farce
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boyos
Definition
noun
(British, informal) a boy or young man: often used in direct address
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fabliau
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noun
a comic usually ribald verse tale, of a kind popular in France in the 12th and 13th centuries
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jocose
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adjective
characterized by humour; merry; given to jesting
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temerity
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noun
rashness or boldness
(roots: accident, random)
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ebullient
Definition
adjective
1.overflowing with enthusiasm or excitement; exuberant
2.boiling
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amalgam
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noun
1.an alloy of mercury with another metal, esp with silver ⇒ dental amalgam
2.a rare white metallic mineral that consists of silver and mercury and occurs in deposits of silver and cinnabar
3.a blend or combination
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misogynistic
Definition
adjective
of or relating to the hatred of women
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polemic
Definition
adjective
Also: po'lemical1.of or involving dispute or controversy


noun
2.an argument or controversy, esp over a doctrine, belief, etc
3.a person engaged in such an argument or controversy
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