The House of Fame Glossary

by Geoffrey Chaucer

The House of Fame Glossary

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Indite

To compose

Diligent

Industrious, responsible in work

Ruth

Pity, compassion

Sundry

Several, of various kind

Overt

Oblivious, evident

Peradventure

Uncertainty, doubt

Affinity

Harmony

Reciprocity

Interaction, mutuality

Irascible

Quick tempered, irritable

Flabbergast

To amaze

Nefarious

Disgraceful, dishonest

Lavish

Generous

Divulge

To make known

Leniency

Softness

Refute

To contradict

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