"The Pardoner's Tale" Vocabulary

Definition: to go beyond; surpass

• castigate
• saunter
• transcend
• parley

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Definition: a discussion or conference

• meeting
• saunter
• gathering
• parley

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Definition: an enemy; opponent

• vermin
• foe
• adversary
• nemesis

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Definition: to walk in a slow and leisurely manner; stroll

•  mosey
• saunter
• meander
• tootle

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Definition: an excessive desire for wealth; greed

• covetousness
• gold-digging
• avarice
• cupidity

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Definition: a lack of color; extreme paleness

• ghastly
• ghost
• pallor
• parley

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Definition: an excessive desire for wealth or possession

• covetousness
• jealousy
• voracity
• avarice

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Definition: small animals that are destructive or carriers of disease

• rats
• pests
• adversaries
• vermin

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.6

Definition: to criticize harshly

• castigate
• wary
• berate
• parley

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Definition: cautious; on one’s guard

• suspicious
• wary
• circumspect
• pallor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.L.11-12.5B

CCSS.RL.11-12.4