Taming of the Shrew vocab acts 3-5

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wrangling

arguing; bickering

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pedant

a scholar; one who pays undue attention to book learning; one who shows off learning

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strife

bitter conflict; struggle between rivals

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fiery

easily excited; emotionally volatile

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rudiments

basics; fundamental principles

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pithy

precisely meaningful; brief, concise

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rite

a ritual; a customary form for conducting a ceremony

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proclaim

to declare; to announce officially

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accoutrements

accessories; added extras

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vicar

a parish priest in the Church of England

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entreat

to ask sincerely; to beg; to implore

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beset

to attack from all sides; to bother persistently; to surround

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beseech

to implore; to beg; to request earnestly

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oblivion

state of complete forgetfulness; lack of awareness

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engender

to bring into existence to produce

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rail

to use bitter, harsh language; to condemn angrily

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credulous

gullible; believing too easily

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famish

to starve; to cause intense hunger

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delude

to deceive; to mislead

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dissemble

to evade; to cover up; to pretend

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expound

to explain at length; to interpret

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frivolous

trivial; insignificant; playful

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charge

to command; to entrust with duty or responsibility

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maim

to cripple; to disable; to wound or injure

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bode

to foretell; to predict

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meet

fitting; proper; appropriate

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deign

to condescend or lower yourself