Caponetti Vocab Test (The taming of the shrew)

Verb

To

Adjectives

what kind, how many, or which about nouns or pronouns

Noun

Uses "The" or "A"

Adverb

It is often recognized by the suffix -ly at the end of it.

Stoic

NOUN: Not affect by or showing passion or feeling

Bereft

ADJECTIVE: lacking something needed, wanted, or expected

Prate

VERB: to talk long and idly; chatter

Irksome

ADJECTIVE: Tending to annoy; tedious

Beseech

VERB: to beg for urgently or anxiously

Insolence

NOUN: the quality or state of being insultingly overbearing in speech or conduct

Flout

VERB: To treat with contemptuous disregard; scorn

Fleet

ADJECTIVE: Swift in motion, nimble

Reverence

NOUN: Honor or respect felt or shown

Woo

VERB: To sue for the affection of and usually marriage with; to court

Malady

NOUN: a disease or disorder of the body

Tarry

VERB: to delay or be tardy in acting or doing

Loath

ADJECTIVE: unwilling to do something contrary to one's way of thinking; reluctant

Mirth

NOUN: gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter

Countenance

NOUN: face or visage; a look or expression on the face or visage

Discreet

ADJECTIVE: having or showing good judgment in conduct and especially in speech; prudent

Fray

NOUN: a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute

Affable

ADJECTIVE: characterized by ease and friendliness

Aptly

ADVERB: in a way that is fitting or appropriate

Obeisance

NOUN: acknowledgment of another's superiority or importance

Usurp

VERB: to seize and hold (office, place, powers, etc.) in possesion by force or without right

Homage

NOUN: expression of high regard or respect

Abate

VERB: to decrease in force or intensity

Raiment

NOUN: clothing or garment

Abject

ADJECTIVE: sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe

Beguile

VERB: to lead by deception

Wane

VERB: to decrease in size, extent or degree; dwindle

Rail

VERB: to revile or scold in harsh, insolent, or abusive language

Entreat

VERB: to plead with especially in order to persuade; to ask urgently

Incur

VERB: to become liable or subject to: to bring down upon oneself

Satiety

NOUN: the quality or state of being fed or gratified to or beyond capacity; fullness

Penance

NOUN: a hardship or penalty resembling an act of compensation or atonement for an offense

Chide

VERB: to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke

Peruse

VERB: to examine or consider with attention and in detail, to study

Din

NOUN: a loud continued noise

Disdain

NOUN: a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior; scorn

Dissemble

VERB: to put on a false appearance : conceal facts, intentions, or feelings

Eloquence

NOUN: the quality of forceful or persuasive expressiveness

Coy

ADJECTIVE: marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness

Sullen

ADJECTIVE: gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed

Strife

NOUN: bitter sometimes violent conflict or struggle

Vex

VERB: to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to; to harass

Awry

ADJECTIVE: off the correct or expect course

Bolster

VERB: to give a boost to or to support

Credulous

ADJECTIVE: ready to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence; gullible