Question

name: _
sir gawain and the green knight (pronounced ga - wayne)
vocabulary (front & back)
use the book! start on page 168. *an archaic word is \dead\, no longer in use

1. adjure _ a. a code of conduct with ideals of honor, virtue, & bravery
2. adroitly _ b. duty or responsibility of someone; necessary; binding
3. chivalry _ c. part of the floor in a medieval hall a step above the rest of the room
4. entreated _ d. request solemnly; appeal to earnestly
5. interred _ e. performed with physical and/or mental skill; clever
6. largesse _ f. plead; implore; beseech; beg
7. interlude _ g. nobility of spirit; generously bestowing gifts upon
8. king arthur _ h. another word for a horse
9. the round table _ i. buried in the earth
10. feudalism _ j. archaic word which means a reward or recompense
11. behooved _ k. interval; break; recess; respite; pause or intermission
12. dais _ l. without
13. tarry _ m. unequaled; unrivaled; beyond compare; exquisite
14. peerless _ n. arrogantly superior and disdainful; conceited
15. yule _ o. christmas and the time of year around it; holiday festiv
16. *roisterously _ p. archaic word meaning lively or energetically; boisterou
17. quitclaim _ q. system of govt. land ownership; loyalty to king = land to fa
18. *guerdon _ r. famous table in king arthurs court emphasizing equality of all
19. haughty _ s. linger; staying longer than meant to
20. steed _ t. fabled king of england whose reign in camelot was idealized/legenda
21. sans _ u. formal renouncing or relinquishing of a claim (to land or against

Explanation:

Match each vocabulary word on the left - hand side with its corresponding definition on the right - hand side based on standard English language meanings and the context of medieval literature.

Answer:

1. D
2. E
3. A
4. F
5. I
6. G
7. K
8. T
9. R
10. Q
11. B
12. C
13. S
14. M
15. O
16. P
17. U
18. J
19. N
20. H
21. L