Austin Vocab Quiz #3 (copy)

Afear’d

frightened; scared; terrified

Forbear

stop; cease; desist

Gentle

of noble birth; honorable

Issue

children; offspring; descendant(s)

Office

task; duty; responsibility

Mean

second-class; inferior; wicked

Base

dishonorable; unworthy; low-ranking

Habit

dress; clothing; costume

Visage

face; appearance; countenance

Straight

immediately; at once

Fain

gladly; happily

Mark

to pay attention to

Marry

surely; certainly; truly

Shrew

a stubborn, harsh, prickly woman

Fancy

to like; to love; to have romantic interest in

Knave

a foolish, silly, or bad man

Sirrah

a word used to address a servant or inferior person

Beseech

to ask for or request

Quarrelsome

feisty, prone to arguing/fighting

Anon

soon; quickly; shortly

Domineer

to rule or exercise power over someone

Quaff

to swallow a drink hurriedly or greedily

Largesse

generosity; a generous gift

Choleric

extremely angry or sad

Engender

to breed or produce

Prate

to babble; to talk about unimportant things

Peremptory

describing a person or rule that must be obeyed without question

Surly

irritable, prone to bad moods

Paltry

small in number

Amorous

inclined to shows or demonstrations of love

Dissemble

to behave unnaturally or affectedly

Conform

to comply or go along with the norm

Induction

the process of beginning or leading into something

Credulous

gullible; overly trusting

Usurp

to seize or take control of

Abject

contemptible, wretched, despicable

Tarry

leave slowly and hesitantly; linger

Chafe

to become sore or irritated, often by rubbing

Insolence

rude behavior or speech

Leisure

time available for rest or recreation