AP Literature & Composition King Lear Act 1 Study Guide

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Wrath

extreme anger (s: rage, fury  a: happiness)

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Opulent

rich, wealthy, affluent; having goods, property, and money in abundance (s: rich, affluent   a: poor, small, economical)

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Rash

sudden, quickly acting; operating immediately (s: impulsive, reckless    a: prudent, cautious)

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Folly

lack of good sense (s: stupidity, absurdity   a: wisdom, prudence)

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Beseech

ask (someone) urgently and fervently to do something  (s: implore, beg    a: spurn, reject)

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 Discord

disagreement between people  (s: conflict, argument   a: agreement, harmony)

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Dissipation

the breaking up and driving off; vanishing   (s: disband, scatter   a: congregate, assemble

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Breach

a gap in a wall, barrier, or defense, especially one made by an attacking army  (s: hole   a: seal)

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Upbraid

to find fault with someone; scold  (s: reprimand   a: approve)

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Ceremonious

relating or appropropriate to grand or formal occasions  (s: dignified   a: informal)

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Wont

to be used to/ accustomed to  (s: used to  a: unwilling)

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Abatement

the ending, reduction, or lessening of something (s: subsiding   a: intensification)

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Bandy

to argue pointlessly or rudely (s: exchange   a: discuss)

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Gall

bold and impudent behavior (s: insolence   a: feebleness)

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Forbear

politely or patiently restrain an impulse to do something (s: refrain   a: intolerant)

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Infirmity

physical or mental weakness  (s: affliction, ailment    a: health, able)

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Unruly

disorderly and disruptive and not amenable to discipline or control (s: disruptive   a: obedient)

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Surfeit

an excessive amount of something  (s: excess    a: deficiency, lack)

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Base

lacking or indicating the lack of higher qualities of mind or spirit; lacking higher values (s: low, degenerate    a: venerable, noble)

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Dearth

scarcity or inadequate supply; famine  (s: deficiency     a: abundance)

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Wrath

A - Happiness

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Opulent

A - Poor, Small, Economical

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Rash

A - Prudent, Cautious

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Folly

A - Wisdom, Prudence

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Beseech

A - Spurn, Reject

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Discord

A - Agreement, Harmony

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Dissipation

A - Congregate, Assemble

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Breach

A - Seal

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Upbraid

Approve

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Ceremonious

A - Informal

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Wont

A - unwilling

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Abatement

A - Intensification

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Bandy

A - Discuss

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Gall

Feebleness

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Forbear

A - Intolerant

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Infirmity

A - Health, Able

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Unruly

A - Obedient

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Surfeit

A - Deficiency, Lack

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Base

A - Venerable, Noble

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Dearth

A - Abundance

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Wrath

S - Rage, Fury

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Opulent

S - Rich, Affluent

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Rash

S - Impulsive, Reckless

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Folly

S - Stupidity, Absurdity

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Beseech

S - Implore, Beg

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Discord

S - Conflict, Argument

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Dissipation

S - Disband, Scatter

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Breach

S - Hole

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Upbraid

S - Reprimand

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Ceremonious

S - Dignified

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Wont

S - Used to

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Abatement

S - Subsiding

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Bandy

S - Exchange

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Gall

S - Insolence

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Forbear

S - Refrain

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Infirmity

S - Affliction, Ailment

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Unruly

S - Disruptive

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Surfeit

S - Excess

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Base

S - Low, Degenerate

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Dearth

S - Deficiency

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