Adam of the Road
by Elizabeth Janet Gray
VOCABULARY WORD LIST
Below is the work contributed by Sarah Grace and Jonathan. Great job!!
These are from Sarah Grace:
minstrel-A medievel musician who traveled from place to place, singing or reciting poetry.
almonry-A place or chamber where alms were distributed to the poor.
almoner-A person who gives money or goods to the poor.
High Mass-A massin which the celebrant is assisted by a deacon and a subdeacon and accompanied by acolytes, a thurifer, and a choir.
valerian-An herb that is commonly usedin suppliments and is claimed to help treat insomnia.
fragrance-A sweet or pleasant odor
blissful-Full of or causing extreme happiness
St. Alban's Day-A day recognizing a saint who was martyred.
philosophically-calmly
affectionately-tenderly
matins-morning songs
comfts-Candy or sweetmeat especially candied fruits or nuts.
parson-An anglican clergyman holding a benefice.
inprovised-made or provided
porter-a doorman or gatekeeper
abbot-A man who is ahead of an abbey of monks.
These are from Jonathan1.daunted
2.viol
3.minstrel
4.fabliaux
5.surcoat
6.pottage
7.swagger
8.hordes
9.pert
10.gilded
11.tawny
12.dappled
13.keen
14.rotary
15.philosophically
16.matins
17.lavabo
18.comfit
19.nasally
20.lay
21.uncivilly
22.doleful
23.guise
24.grit
25.dame
26.ariness
These are from Mrs. Foster
pottage (p13)
minstrel (p13)
striding (p13)
viol (p13)
monk (p14)
abbey (p14)
romances (p14)
franklins (p14)
burgesses (p16)
coif (p22)
prior (p22)
abbot (p22)
surcoat (p89)
comfits (p89)
distaff (p114) duress (p116)
villein (p180)
reeve (p182)
perplexity (p195)
mutton (p195)
denunciation (p213)
culmination (p213)
vicar (p219)
aghast (p221)
secular (p225)
rooks (p235)
daws (p235)
hue and cry (p246)
gaffer (p260)
vicinity (p275)
hackney (p285)
apothecary (p287)
lickety split (p294)