<p>The Canterbury Tales Vocabulary List # 2</p><p>1. discernment (noun) – keenness of insight or judgment </p><p>2. dispensation (noun) – an exemption or release from an obligation or rule, granted by an authority </p><p>3. diurnal (adj.) – related to or occurring in a 24-hour period; daily </p><p>4. divest (verb) – to deprive, as of rights or property </p><p>5. ecclesiastic (noun) – a minister or priest; a cleric </p><p>6. emolument (noun) – payment for an office or appointment; compensation </p><p>7. engender (verb) – to bring into existence; to give rise to </p><p>8. enmity (noun) – deep-seated, often mutual hatred </p><p>9. execrate (verb) – to declare to be hateful or abhorrent; denounce </p><p>10. exiguous (adj.) – extremely scanty; meager </p><p>11. fatuity (noun) – smug stupidity; utter foolishness </p><p>12. filched (verb) – to take in a furtive manner; snitch </p><p>13. florid (adj.) – very ornate; flowery </p><p>14. garrulous (adj.) – given to excessive and often trivial and rambling talk </p><p>15. grandiloquent (adj.) – pompous or bombastic in speech or expression; lofty in style </p><p>16. herald (verb) – to proclaim or announce </p><p>17. impediment (noun) – something that impedes; a hindrance or obstruction </p><p>18. importuned (verb) – to best with insistent or repeated requests; entreat pressingly </p><p>19. incalescent (adj.) – growing hotter or more ardent </p><p>20. indecorum (noun) – lack of propriety or good taste </p>