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English Literature and History
for Mr Walter's Exam
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English
7th Grade
05/24/2013
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counterfeit
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fake but passed off as real
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pant
 Definition
to breath heavily as from exhaustion
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treason
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disloyalty to a king or country
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manor
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property belonging to a lord
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ambush
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to make a sudden or surprise attack
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henchman
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a follower who does the commands of another
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bid
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to command
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scabbard
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sheath for a sword
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priory
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a place where nuns or monks live
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dismay
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to lose hope; to be in fear
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valiant
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brave
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assail
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to attack forcefully
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plaintive
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mournful;very sad
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miscreant
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a villain or rascal
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wroth
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very angry
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indignant
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angry
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mien
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the look on one's face; the way one acts
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hoary
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white with age
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Gaul
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in ancient history an area belonging to the Roman Empire located in present-day Europe.
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progeny
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offspring;descendants
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posterity
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future generations
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bard
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minstrel;poet
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lyre
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an ancient instrument resembling a harp
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hurl
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to throw violently
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vengeance
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revenge
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willow
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a tree with long and slender branches and narrow, long leaves
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shallop
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a type of small sailboat
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barge
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a boat used for cargo
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reap
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to harvest plants
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sheaf
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bundle of hay or other such grass
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surly
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rude, unmannered
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damsel
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rude, unmannered
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crimson
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a shade of red
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clad
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dressed
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remote
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far away
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burnish
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to polish
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wane
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to lessen
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prow
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the front part of a boat
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countenance
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face or its expression
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rye
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a type of grain used to make flour
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commentary
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a formal treatment of something such as literature or history in which the author talks about and explains the subject extensively
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plunder
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to steal violently
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brass
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a metal made of copper and zinc
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temperate
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describing weather that is neither too hot nor too cold
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espoused
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married or formally engaged
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coast
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an area located by the shore
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cultivate
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to plow the soil and plant seeds for food
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maritime
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having to do with the sea
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Belgae
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a word used by the ancient Romans to describe the people living in what now is Belgium, or the land they inhabited
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Gallic
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describing the people or the area known as Gaul, which is in present day france
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brother
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a member of a monastic order
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secular
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having to do with things of the world
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toilsome
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rquiring much work
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chamber
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room
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pant
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to breath heavily
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anxious
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nervous, having an uneasy mind
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lamentation
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a show of great sadness, mourning
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poverty
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extreme need
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