Medieval Vocab Practice I

DEFINE: Agrarian

• Aggressive

• From the city of Agra

• Related to farming

• Someone who studies rare items

DEFINE: Concede

• A high-ranking English noble

• To dominate

• An official legal document

• To surrender to or acknowledge

DEFINE: Extort

• Something shipped to other countries

• To get by means of threats or force

• To twist one's body in strange ways

• Byproduct from the creation of a potion

DEFINE: Bequest

• An inheritance

• A style of Medieval music

• A heroic mission

• A type of jewelry given at weddings

DEFINE: Pestilence

• A gruesome Medieval torture method

• The quality of being annoying

• A deadly epidemic

• A small northern English town

DEFINE: Chivalry

• A revolutionary sewing technique

• Knight-like conduct

• The practice of raising horses

• Villainous conduct

DEFINE: Reprove

• To scold or chastise

• To sign a document again

• A Medieval government official

• A type of polearm used by Medieval soldiers

DEFINE: Contempt

• A feeling of dislike or loathing

• A slip of paper forgiving one of all sins

• Happiness or satisfaction

• The act of overthrowing and exiling a king

DEFINE: Temporal

• Divine

• A type of military rank

• Lasting for a short time

• Worldly

DEFINE: Disperse

• A parcel of land granted to a knight

• Formal conversation

• To scatter

• To accuse someone