Acts 1-3 Much Ado About Nothing Vocabulary

victuals

any substance that can be used as food

sufferance

patient endurance, especially of pain or distress

pernicious

exceedingly harmful

amorous

expressive of or exciting love or romance

arras

a wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs; tapestry

cuckold

a man whose wife committed adultery

perturbation

the act of causing disorder; disruption

cozen

be false to; be dishonest with

wayward

resistant to guidance or discipline

ditty

a short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung)

coy

showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement

requite

make repayment for or return something

disparage

express a negative opinion of

quaint

attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic)

arrant

without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers