Don Quixote Vocabulary

Define lance

• long, wooden spear with a sharp iron steel head.

• a metal pipe supplying a jet of oxygen to a furnace or to a hot flame for cutting.

• pierce with or as if with a lance.

• move suddenly and quickly.

Define misfortune

• a set back

• an unfortunate condition or event.

• bad luck

• not having a fortune

Define quests

• expeditions by knights in search of something

• looking for a beach

• searching for a win

• seeking an amazing party

Define renewed

• refreshed

• restored

• to start over

• made like new again

Define renowned

• to know again

• famous, well-known

• well thought of

• to start again

Define resound

• to fill with sound

• to be talked about

• to echo

• to sing of

Define squire

• owner of much land

• a humorous way for a man to address another man

• young attendant to a knight

• a lawyer or judge