The Princess Bride Ch.5 Vocabulary Quizs

parry

• battle

• attack

• defend

• retreat

sufficiency

• adequacy

• insufficiency

• excess

• deficiency

feint

• lure

• attack

• retreat

• defend

shackled

• impeded

• freed

• enhanced

• accelerated

prominence

• visibility

• conspicuousness

• obscurity

• insignificance

ripostes

• a fencer’s quick return thrusts after a parry

• a type of fencing sword

• a defensive stance in fencing

• a scoring technique in fencing

vulpine

• cunning

• foolish

• brave

• timid

scurried

• scampered

• strolled

• leaped

• crept

knave

• a deceitful person

• a loyal friend

• a wise leader

• a brave warrior

ascension

• upward movement

• downward movement

• lateral movement

• stationary position