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Middle ages vocab defined
- 1. Middle Ages Vocabulary • Concede- to admit defeat • Sanguine – optimistic or positive; happy • Disdainful – showing contempt or lack of respect • Feign – pretend to be affected by • Accrue – accumulate or receive benefits • Disperse – distribute over a wide area
- 2. Middle Ages Vocabulary • Prevarication – speak or act in evasive ways • Eminent – famous or respected • Ribald – referring to sexual matters in an amusingly rude manner • Stringent – strict, precise, exacting • Reprove – reprimand or censure • Licentious – promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters
- 3. Middle Ages Vocabulary • Discreet – careful in order to avoid causing offense • Obstinate– stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion • Choleric– bad tempered • Benign – gentle, kindly • Scurrility– spreading scandalous claims to damage a reputation • Malady – a disease or ailment
- 4. Middle Ages Vocabulary • Benefice –permanent church appointment • Engendering – cause or give rise to • Ostentatious-designed to impress or attract attention • Solicitous – showing interest or concern • Dissipation – squandering of money or resources • Prudent – showing care or thought for the future
- 5. Middle Ages Vocabulary • Suffice – adequate or enough