Grade 7 Module 1 Lessons 1-6 Vocabulary

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identity

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The fact of being who or what a person or thing is.

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imagery

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Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.

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hierarchy

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A system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.

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medieval

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Relating to the Middle Ages.

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nobles

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People of noble rank or birth.

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knights

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In the Middle Ages, a man who served his sovereign or lord as a mounted soldier in armor.

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clergy

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The body of all people ordained for religious duties, especially in the Christian Church.

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tradesman

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A person engaged in trading or a trade, typically on a relatively small scale.

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page

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A young person, especially in the past, who worked as a servant for a knight or nobleman.

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genteel

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Polite, refined, or respectable