Weekly Vocab Week 1

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Usurper (noun)

a person who seizes power through illegal means, force, or deception like Prospero’s brother, Antonio in The Tempest

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Ubiquitous (adj)

present, appearing, or found everywhere like Ariel in The Tempest

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Harpy (noun)

a mythological creature (half bird and half human)

Ariel appears as a Harpy in Act 3, Scene 3 of the Tempest

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Autocratic (adj)

relating to a ruler who has absolute power; Prospero is autocratic towards Ariel, his magical servant

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Vehemence (noun)

the display of strong feeling; passion

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Allegory (noun)

a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning

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Ambiguous (adj)

open to one or more interpretaition

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Magnanimous (adj)

a kind and generous act

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Quagmire (noun)

a messy situation for which there is no easy means of escape

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Rigmarole (noun)

absurdly complicated procedures and instructions

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