Canterbury Tales Vocab Crossword

Canterbury Tales Vocab Crossword

Mrs. Liwag

This puzzle combines words from The Canterbury Tales and from A History of the English Church and Nation.

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Across

4. to complain; fret

7. a show of contempt; scorn

9. painstaking; hard-working

11. careful with money; thrifty

12. in a composed, dignified manner; calmly

14. refined behavior; elegance

15. to express in another language or form

17. able to produce a desired effect

18. filled with enthusiasm; eager

20. standing out above others; high-ranking, prominent

21. showing wisdom or good judgment

22. to come as gain; acculmulate

24. to strive to attain

25. disease or disorder; ailment

Down

1. to handle skillfully

2. showing religious devotion and piety

3. an ability to move quickly, easily; nimbleness

5. promptness; efficiency

6. to claim belief in or allegiance to

8. pleasing in behavior and appearance

10. to postpone

13. to violate the sacredness of

16. to give up or reject

19. unrelated to religion

23. a current fashion or style

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