Twelfth Night Vocabulary Flashcards

These flashcards cover vocabulary terms from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, providing definitions for important words to help students study for their exam.

The term __ means reduction, diminishing.

abatement

To __ is to renounce.

abjure

The expression __ signifies sorrow or regret.

alas

To __ means to analyze or examine.

allay

The word __ means soon or presently.

anon

__ is an informal way of saying 'if'.

an

The term __ translates to 'are' in modern English.

art

To __ means to command, order, or direct.

bade

To __ means to contradict or give a false impression.

belie

To __ is to beg, plead, or implore.

beseech

To __ someone means to curse or invoke evil upon them.

beshrew

The word __ means early or promptly, before it is too late.

betimes

The phrase __ means soon.

by and by

__ means 'I swear'.

by my troth

To __ means to scold or rebuke.

chide

The term __ describes someone as rude, blunt, or ungracious.

churlish

To __ means to imitate, to forge, or to copy.

counterfeit

To __ means to show excessive fondness for someone.

dote

To __ means to beg earnestly or implore.

entreat

The word __ means 'before'.

ere

The term __ refers to something beautiful, respectful, or equitable.

fair (Olivia)

Something that is __ is simulated or pretended; insincere.

feigned

The word __ describes something fierce or deadly.

fell

The term __ refers to feelings of great warmth and intensity.

fervor

To __ means to restrain or hamper.

fetter

The interjection __ expresses contempt or disgust.

fie

To __ means to repudiate or reject.

forswear

The term __ refers to a mirror or exact image.

glass

The phrase __ expresses impatience.

Go to

To __ means to trick someone or refers to a person easily tricked.

gull

The term __ refers to chance, luck, or happily.

hap

The word __ means perhaps or by chance.

haply

A __ is a male deer or stag.

hart

The term __ means 'away from here'.

hence

The word __ means 'to or toward this place'.

hither

__ is an expression asking what's up or what's going on.

How now?

The phrase __ translates to 'in truth' or 'indeed'.

i' faith

The phrase __ means truth or reality.

in sooth

The phrase __ means nothing matters or it doesn't matter.

it's all one

A __ is a very small amount or quantity.

jot

A __ is a tricky or deceitful fellow.

knave

The term __ refers to a deceitful act or rascality.

knavery

The word __ means recently or very recently.

late

Something __ is worthy of praise.

laudable

A __ refers to a landmark.

light

The term __ is a mild oath meaning 'truly' or 'indeed'.

marry

The word __ means 'it seemed to me'.

methought

The term __ refers to someone's character or spirit.

mettle

A __ is an insolent girl.

minx

The term __ means nothing or not anything.

naught

The word __ means often.

oft

A __ is a teacher.

pedant

The term __ means perhaps or possibly.

perchance

The word __ is a mild oath meaning 'pox on it'.

pox

To __ means to babble or talk foolishly at length.

prattle

The word __ is often used as a polite way to ask for something.

pray

The term __ is an informal way of saying 'please'.

prithee

To __ means to utter a bitter complaint or denunciation.

rail

The word __ can mean smelly or nauseating.

rank

A __ is an expression of blame.

reproof

To __ means to criticize.

reprove

To __ means to rebuke, scold, or condemn.

reprove

The term __ refers to a dishonest or unprincipled person.

rogue

The word __ means wise or sagacious.

sage

A __ is a proverb or maxim.

saw

A __ refers to a small room where a dead person is buried.

sepulcher

The exclamation __ means 'wait a minute.'

Soft

The term __ means to delay or stay longer than intended.

tarry

The words __ are used to represent informal versions of you and your.

thou / thy

A __ is a brief space of time or an instant.

trice

The term __ signifies truth or faithfulness.

troth

To __ someone means to find fault with or scold them.

upbraid

To __ means to take a position by force or encroach upon something.

usurp

To __ means to cause distress to someone.

vex

The word __ refers to someone's face or facial expression.

visage

The term __ indicates lack or absence.

want

The word __ means unrestrained or sexually promiscuous.

wanton

The term __ means to assure or guarantee.

warrant

To __ means to ambush or lie in wait to attack someone.

waylay

The word __ refers to the sky or heaven.

welkin

The word __ refers to a young woman of lower social class or maid.

wench

The phrase __ signifies politely asking: What do you want?

What would you?

The phrase __ means make of it what you will.

what you will

The term __ means from where or from what place.

whence

The word __ means why.

wherefore

To __ means to sharpen or stimulate something.

whet

The term __ is an adverb used to further emphasize a statement.

withal