Shakespeare Vocab

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53 Terms

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solemnly renounce

abjure

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a widow with a title or property derived from her late husband

Dowager

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3

spoken or done without preparation

extempore

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4

cause to seem less serious

Extenuate

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5

a star that is used to guide the course of a ship

Lodestars

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6

relating to marriage or weddings

Nuptial

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7

income

revenue

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8

cause (two or more things) to change places with each other

Transpose

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9

A child believed to have been secretly substituted by fairies for the parents' real child in infancy

Changeling

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10

Sweet and soothing

dulcet

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11

Situated at the back; posterior

Hind

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12

Call into question the integrity or validity of

Impeach

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13

Dishonest or unscrupulous

knavish

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14

Lose or lack vitality; grow weak or feeble

languish

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15

A thing that is very large or powerful

Leviathan

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16

A short poem consisting of three stanzas of three lines each, rhyming alternately, with the opening words repeated as a refrain after the first and third stanzas

Roundel

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17

A point of high land that juts out into a large body of water

Promontory

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18

An excessive amount of something

surfeit

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19

Having a smooth, pale, translucent surface or appearance like that of wax

Waxen

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A person who conducts an audit

Auditor

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21

Record in a factual and detailed way

Chronicled

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22

cause surprise or confusion in (someone), especially by acting against their expectations

Confounding

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23

contemptuous ridicule or mockery

derision

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24

regard or represent as being of little worth

disparage

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25

be filled with a feeling of love for

enamored

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26

a paste of clay and water with sand, chopped straw, etc., used in making bricks and plastering walls

Loam

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27

assertive of authority in an annoyingly domineering way, especially with regard to petty or trivial matters.

Officious

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28

a short pithy saying in general use, stating a general truth or piece of advice

Proverb

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29

cowardly

recreant

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30

The sky or heaven

Welkin

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31

having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner

Amiable

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32

a friendly relationship

amity

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33

an instrument containing a magnetized pointer which shows the direction of magnetic north and bearings from it

Compass

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34

(especially with reference to a woman) making a pretense of shyness or modesty that is intended to be alluring

Coy

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35

be extremely and uncritically fond of

dote

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36

the state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something

Enmity

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37

reluctant; unwilling.

loath

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38

a person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality.

Paragon

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39

uncertainty or doubt as to whether something is the case

Peradventure

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40

untie (something braided)

Unbraid

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41

the state of being annoyed, frustrated, or worried

vexation

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42

a person's face, with reference to the form or proportions of the features

Visage

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showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks

Audacious

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44

charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way

Beguile

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45

the quality of behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid causing offense or revealing private information

Discretion

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46

fluent or persuasive speaking or writing.

eloquence

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47

a covering for all or part of the face, worn as a disguise, or to amuse or terrify other people

Masques

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48

(especially with reference to a country with separate areas of government) the action or state of dividing or being divided into parts

Partition

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49

the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues

Satire

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50

filled with or characterized by intense but unexpressed anger

Seething

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51

too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous

tedious

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52

attack or kill (someone) by choking or strangling them

Throttle

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53

great courage in the face of danger, especially in battle

Valor

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