List 1
jennet
to give a brief retelling of the main points using fewer words
summarize
a member of a men's Catholic group who is poor and studies or teaches about Christianity
friar
a church building used to distribute money, clothes, food, or other things given freely to the poor
almonry
media
a cloth leg covering that sometimes covers the foot
hosen
not taking sides of an argument or fight
neutral
using flattery or coaxing in order to persuade someone to do something or give one something
wheedling
the setting of a word or phrase that helps determine its meaning
context
an unfortunate or unhappy person
wretch
a thin bedspread that covers the blankets
coverlet
feudal lord over a vassal (servant)
liege
a word used to describe a fantastical or hybrid creature especially in art
grotesque
a projection jutting out from a wall to support a structure above it
corbel
a young boy of noble birth serving as an apprentice to a knight or nobleman
page
the ninth hour after sunrise
nones
a word that refers to the evening or sunset
vespers
devious or cunning stratagems employed in manipulating or persuading someone to do what one wants
wiles
a book containing the service for each day, to be recited by those in orders in the Roman Catholic Church
breviary
a home providing care for the sick or terminally ill
hospice
a building or buildings occupied by a community of monks living under religious vows
monastery
carve (wood) into an object by repeatedly cutting small slices from it
whittle
a very light and porous volcanic rock formed when a gas-rich froth of glassy lava solidifies rapidly
pumice
a room set apart for writing, especially one in a monastery where manuscripts were copied
scriptorium
a small monastery or nunnery that is governed by a prior or prioress
priory