Tolkien Reading Day: Tolkien Reading Day, List 11

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  1. firebrand
    a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning
  2. tourney
    a sporting competition
  3. courtly
    refined or imposing in manner or appearance
  4. verdure
    green foliage
  5. accord
    be harmonious or consistent with
  6. hauberk
    a long tunic of chain mail formerly worn as defensive armor
  7. cavil
    a minor objection evading the point of an argument
  8. enjoin
    give instructions to or direct somebody to do something
  9. wend
    direct one's course or way
  10. doublet
    a man's close-fitting jacket, worn during the Renaissance
  11. palisade
    a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground
  12. visage
    the appearance conveyed by a person's face
  13. brocade
    thick expensive material with a raised pattern
  14. doff
    remove
  15. jollity
    feeling jovial and full of good humor
  16. behest
    an authoritative command or request
  17. disport
    play boisterously
  18. laggard
    someone who takes more time than necessary
  19. guerdon
    a reward or payment
  20. bane
    something causing misery or death
  21. squire
    a young nobleman attendant on a knight
  22. chaplain
    a member of the clergy ministering to some institution
  23. knave
    a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
  24. covenant
    a signed written agreement between two or more parties
  25. prowess
    a superior skill learned by study and practice
Created on Fri Mar 24 12:56:04 EDT 2023 (updated Thu Dec 14 13:39:37 EST 2023)

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