12th Night - Vocab Flashcards
austere
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
con
deprive of by deceit
contempt
open disrespect for a person or thing
cunning
crafty artfulness, especially in deception
determinate
supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement
detest
dislike intensely
detraction
the act of discrediting someone’s reputation
device
any clever maneuver; a piece of technology
distinction
a discrimination between things as different
dote
shower with love; show excessive affection for
epistle
a specially long, formal letter
extort
obtain by coercion or intimidation
fate
the ultimate agency predetermining the course of events
frailty
moral weakness
gull
fool or hoax
indignation
a feeling of righteous anger
injunction
a formal command or admonition