Chaucer and the Canterbury Tales – Flashcards
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what kind of class was chaucer from?
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middle class
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what did chaucer do when he was younger?
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worked as a page for the king
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who paid chaucer's ransom when he was captured as a prison in france?
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the king
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what did chaucer do for a living?
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helped in parliament, and many other things, basically a public servant
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hallmarks of chaucer's writing?
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1. dramatic flair 2. penetrating insight into human character 3. superb storytelling techniques
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where was chaucer buried?
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westminster abbey in the poet's corner
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how many tales were there supposed to be?
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124
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how many tales were completed?
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24
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what is the frame of the canterbury tales?
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the pilgrimage
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where did the pilgrims start?
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tabard inn
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when did the pilgrims end?
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shrine of thomas becket at canterbury cathedral
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what were qualifications for best tale?
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good moral and entertaining
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when was the pilgrimage?
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spring
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what kind of verse does chaucer use?
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rhymed couplets/heroic couplets
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what two methods does chaucer use to create the pilgrims?
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1. direct characterization 2. indirect characterization
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who was the first story teller?
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knight
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how was the first story teller chosen?
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shortest straw
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who judges the best story?
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harry bailey, the host
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what is the overall tone of the prologue?
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amused tolerance
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idealized characters?
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1. knight 2. plowman 3. parson 4. oxford cleric
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explain the disclaimer
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1. he says that he is repeating the stories as he hears them so don't blame him because he is just the messenger 2. uses plato and jesus as support
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old, choleric and thin on a horse named scot
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reeve
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had a special love of gold
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doctor
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what is the prioress's actual name?
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madam englantine
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what is the friar's actual name?
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hubert
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a proper forester, i guess
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yeoman
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no salve could cure the whelks of knobby white
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summoner
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a chivalrous crusader
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knight
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manly man and who loved to hunt
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monk
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cloth maker who was an expert on love
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wife of bath
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teller of dirty tavern stories
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miller
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young handsome curly haired lady's man
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squire
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practiced what he preached
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parson
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epicurus' own son
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franklin
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had an ulcer on his leg
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cook
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gladly would he learn and gladly teach
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oxford cleric
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less busy than he seemed to be
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sergeant at law
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seemed to be a pirate
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skipper
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a licensed beggar
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friar
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an honest worker good and true
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plowman
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had capital and revenue but no class
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guildsmen
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could have been a gelding or a mare
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pardoner
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illiterate purchaser of provisions
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manciple
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had five mates
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wife of bath
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had good table manners
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prioress
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a shepherd to his flock
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parson
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the one in debt but acts rich
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merchant
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chaucer's and the wife of bath's unconventional views
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1. if men can do something then women can too. 2. women should have equal access to property 3. celibacy is not superior to sexuality 4. women should not be passive in a marriage 5.husbands should not have dominance over women
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what do the summoner and friar argue about?
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summoner makes fun of the wife of bath's story and the friar sticks up for her
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who settles the dispute between the friar and the summoner?
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harry bailey, host
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in the wife of bath's story, what did the knight do?
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he raped a girl
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in the wife of bath's story, what was the knight's punishment?
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condemned to death unless he could answer the question, "what is it that women most desire?" in 12 months and a day
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in the wife of bath's story, what is the secret that the old hag tells the knight?
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woman want to be loved and have power in the relationship
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in the wife of bath's story, what dilemma does the knight have at the end of the tale?
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he has to marry the old hag
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in the wife of bath's story, what choice does the knight make?
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the choices to let the old hag decide
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in the wife of bath's story, what twist is there at the end of the tale?
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the old hag turns into a beautiful young woman and is extremely faithful to her husband
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what is the moral of the wife of bath's story?
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women should have power over men
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what was wrong with the wife of bath's fifth husband?
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he abused her mentally and physically and he had other women on the side besides her
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how was the nun's priest's tale written?
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mock heroic style
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what is mock heroic style?
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writing about every day things in ways that make them seem like great, important events
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what is a fable?
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a story where animals are the characters and they have morals
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what does the nun's wife's tale borrow from the epic?
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1. hero boasts 2. vivid accounts of battle 3. intervention of supernatural forces
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what are the barnyard debates/topic of the day?
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1. fate vs. free will 2. woman is the source of man's misfortune
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in the nun's priest's tale, what is the name of the rooster?
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chanticleer
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in the nun's priest's tale, what is the name of the hen?
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pertelote
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what is the frame of the nun's priest's tale?
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widow and daughters own a farm with all these animals on it
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in the nun's priest's tale, what was the rooster's dream about?
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a fox chasing him in the barnyard
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in the nun's priest's tale, what does the hen say about dreaming?
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it's upset something wrong with your stomach, something physically wrong
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in the nun's priest's tale, what does the rooster say about dreaming?
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he thinks that it is something emotional
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in the nun's priest's tale, what story does the rooster provide to prove his side of the argument on dreaming?
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one about a knight and idk the other. ;P
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in the nun's priest's tale, why did the rooster get caught by the fox?
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his ego and proudness
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in the nun's priest's tale, how does he get out of the clutches of the fox?
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tells the fox to boast to the whole barnyard and when the fox opens his mouth then the rooster flies in a tree
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in the nun's priest's tale, what does the fox try to do once the rooster is in the tree?
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the fox tries to fool him again
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what is the moral of the nun's priest's tale?
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beware of flattery
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what does the nun's priest's tale tell us about the nun's priest?
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he is well educated because of his knowledge on history and the current events of the time
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the host asked the nun's priest to tell a bright, lively tale to offset the depressing effect of the tales told by the...?
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knight and monk
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in the nun's priest's tale, how many wives did the rooster have?
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seven
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what are the rules of courtly love?
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1. elegant manners 2. refined in dress, speech, and behavior 3. total devotion 4. physical contact was unnecessary
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what was a woman's role in courtly love?
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remain polite and aloof
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what was a man's role in courtly love?
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show heroism in battle or in tournaments
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what instrument does the miller play?
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bagpipes
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what instrument does the doctor play?
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herdygerdy
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define: garnished
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decorated; trimmed
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define: screeds
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long, tiresome pieces of writing
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define: whelks
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pimples
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define: prevarication
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evasion of truth
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define: avouches
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asserts positively; affirms
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define: solicitous
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showing care or concern
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define: preferment
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advancement in rank
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define: sanguine
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a cheerful temperament
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define: aghast
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appalled
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define: bequeath
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to leave by will (the document)
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define: caterwaul
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to shriek
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define: cuckold
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a man whose wife has committed adultery
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define: disparage
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to belittle
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define: extort
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to obtain by intimidation
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define: niggard
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stingy; miserly
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define: rubric
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a title, heading, or letter in red; code of law
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define: sot
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a chronic drunk
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define: capital
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money
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define: timorous
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timid
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define: derision
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mockery
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define: prattle
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childish babble
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define: maxim
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aphorism
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define: stringent
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strict
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define: cant
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jargon; insincere talk
