Shakespeare Vocab

1. ABHOR - To reject, disdain 

2. ABSOLUTE - Without flaw, perfect 

3. ADDICTION - Tendency, proneness 

4. BALK - To hesitate, chop; to dispute 

5. BRAVE - Handsome 

6. CHARACTER - Letter, word 

7. COIL - Distress, trouble 

8. COUCH - To go to sleep 

9. CUNNING - Clever, sharp 

10. DELATION - Accusation 

11. DESERVING - Merit, reward 

12. DRAW - To bring near, call to 

13. EGAL - Equal 

14. EMBOSS - To track with the intent to kill 

15. EXPEDIENCE - Quickness 

16. FANCY - To desire 

17. FEAR - To scare, frighten 

18. FRONT - To oppose, affront, object 

19. GAST - Scared, aghast 

20. GRAVE - To inter, bury 

21. HEAVY - Sad, painful, mournful 

22. HONEST - Pure 

23. INHERIT - Given; to accept or believe 

24. JUDICIOUS - Fair, equitable 

25. KNAP - To hit, strike 

26. KNAVE - A young boy, a servant 

27. LAND - Yard 

28. LAPSED - Shocked, overcome 

29. MAD - Crazy, wild 

30. MATE - To confuse; to match 

31. NOTE - Bill, list; to take note of 

32. O'ER-RAUHOT, O'ER WROUGHT - Overcome 

33. OUGHT - Privy to, promised 

34. PAINFUL - Difficult, hard to do 

35. PALL - To wrap up 

36. PARTICOAT - To cover in colorful fabric 

37. PERPEND - To think of, consider 

38. QUAINT - Beautiful, ornate 

39. QUAKE - To shake, tremble 

40. QUICKEN - To bring to life, bring to one's senses 

41. RAPTURE - A fit, ecstasy 

42. RAVIN - Likely to destroy; hunger

43. RESPECT - Forethought, consideration 

44. RETIRE - To go to bed, to retreat 

45. SHRIFT - To admit

46. SIMULAR - Counterfeit 

47. STILL - Always, forever 

48. SUBSCRIPTION - Acquiescence, obedience 

49. TAKE - To overtake; to enthrall 

50. TAX - Blame, censure 

51. TESTY - Worrisome 

52. TRIGON - A triangle 

53. UNDERGO - To take on 

54. UNPREGNANT - Idiotic, inane 

55. VILE - Disgusting, hateful 

56. VINDICTIVE - Vengeful 

57. WALL-EYED - Wide-eyed, angry, surprised 

58. WANT - To lack 

59. WHEREFORE - Why 

60. YARE - Prepared, ready 

61. YOUNG - Recent 

62. ZANY - Idiotic, clownish