Twelfth Night Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards from Twelfth Night, covering key terms and their definitions.

Abatement

The act of making less active or intense.

Purge

Rid of impurities.

Abjure

Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief.

Eunuch

A man who has been castrated and is unable to reproduce.

Prodigal

A recklessly extravagant person.

Accost

Approach and speak to someone aggressively or insistently.

Revel

Unrestrained merrymaking/happiness.

Aloof

Away from another or others.

Discourse

An extended communication dealing with some particular topic.

Resolute

Firm in purpose or belief.

Rail

Criticize severely.

Endue

Give qualities or abilities to.

Kinsman

Relative.

Saucy

Improperly forward or bold.

Heresy

A belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion.

Recompense

Reward.

Hart

Deer.

Pestilence

Sickness.

Prattle

To talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble.

Churlish

Rude in a mean-spirited and surly way.