Act 3 Voacb Words Flashcards
Expediently
tending to do something quickly
adverb
quickly/slowly
Chaste
not engaging in sexual relations; celibate
adjective
continent/immoral
Parlous
dangerous
adjective
dangerous/safe
Mutton
The flesh of a sheep used as food
noun
flesh/-
Civet
yellowish, unctuous substance with a strong musklike odor, obtained from a pouch in the genital region of civets and used in perfumery
noun
-/-
Perpend
to consider/to weigh
verb
ponder/-
Cuckold
The husband of an un faithful wife
noun
-/-
Quintessence
Pure and concentrated essence of a substance
noun/(adjective?)
pure/contaminated
Caparisoned
To dress richly; deck
verb
rich/poor
Catechism
instruction by a series of questions and answers, especially a book containing such instruction on the religious doctrine of a Christian Church
noun
-/-
Chide
To express disapproval of
verb
scold/praise
Saucy
Impertinent; insolent
adjective
rude/polite
Lackey
A footman or liveried manservant
noun
attendant/-
Deifying
To make a god of; exalt to the rank of a deity
verb
-/-
Quotidian
Shaking fever
noun
fever/-
Apt
inclined; disposed; given; prone
adjective
inclined/indisposed
Monastic
characteristic of monks or nuns and their manner of life
adjective
-/-
Capricious
fanciful or witty
adjective
-/-
Vicar
a person acting as a priest of a parish in place of the rector
noun
priest/-
Wainscot
a lining applied to the walls of a room, especially one of wood paneling
noun
lining/-
Bawdry
the business of a prostitute. crude in nature
noun
-/-
Sanctity
holiness, saintliness, or godliness
noun
sacred/-
Verity
the state or quality of being true
noun
true/false
Tapster
A bartender
noun
bartender/-
Traverse
To joust/hit someone with a lance
verb
hit/-
Cicatrice
New tissue that forms over a wound and later contracts into a scar
noun
scar/-
Covetous
greedy
adjective
greedy/-
Irksome
annoying; irritating; exasperating; tiresome
adjective
annoying/-calm
Peevish
showing annoyance, irritation, or a bad mood
adjective
cross
