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Worksheets"The Pardoner's Tale" Vocabulary
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Definition: to go beyond; surpass
a)
castigate
b)
saunter
c)
transcend
d)
parley
2.
Definition: a discussion or conference
a)
meeting
b)
saunter
c)
gathering
d)
parley
3.
Definition: an enemy; opponent
a)
vermin
b)
foe
c)
adversary
d)
nemesis
4.
Definition: to walk in a slow and leisurely manner; stroll
a)
mosey
b)
saunter
c)
meander
d)
tootle
5.
Definition: an excessive desire for wealth; greed
a)
covetousness
b)
gold-digging
c)
avarice
d)
cupidity
6.
Definition: a lack of color; extreme paleness
a)
ghastly
b)
ghost
c)
pallor
d)
parley
7.
Definition: an excessive desire for wealth or possession
a)
covetousness
b)
jealousy
c)
voracity
d)
avarice
8.
Definition: small animals that are destructive or carriers of disease
a)
rats
b)
pests
c)
adversaries
d)
vermin
9.
Definition: to criticize harshly
a)
castigate
b)
wary
c)
berate
d)
parley
10.
Definition: cautious; on one’s guard
a)
suspicious
b)
wary
c)
circumspect
d)
pallor
11.
POS: avarice
a)
adjective
b)
noun
c)
verb
d)
adverb
12.
POS: castigate
a)
adjective
b)
noun
c)
verb
d)
adverb
13.
POS: covetousness
a)
adjective
b)
noun
c)
verb
d)
adverb
14.
POS: wary
a)
adjective
b)
noun
c)
verb
d)
adverb
15.
POS: adversary
a)
adjective
b)
noun
c)
verb
d)
adverb
16.
POS: pallor
a)
adjective
b)
noun
c)
verb
d)
adverb
17.
POS: parley
a)
adjective
b)
noun
c)
verb
d)
adverb
18.
POS: vermin
a)
adjective
b)
noun
c)
verb
d)
adverb
19.
POS: saunter
a)
adjective
b)
noun
c)
verb
d)
adverb
20.
POS: transcend
a)
adjective
b)
noun
c)
verb
d)
adverb
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