"The Pardoner's Tale" Vocabulary

Front

Definition: to go beyond; surpass

Back

transcend

Front

Definition: a discussion or conference

Back

parley

Front

Definition: an enemy; opponent

Back

adversary

Front

Definition: to walk slowly and leisurely

Back

saunter

Front

Definition: excessive desire for wealth

Back

avarice

Front

Definition: lack of color; extreme paleness

Back

pallor

Front

Definition: excessive desire for wealth

Back

covetousness

Front

Definition: small animals that are destructive or carriers of disease

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vermin

Front

Definition: to criticize harshly

Back

castigate

Front

Cautious; on one’s guard

Back

Wary