Act 3 Voacb Words Flashcards

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Expediently

A

tending to do something quickly
adverb
quickly/slowly

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Chaste

A

not engaging in sexual relations; celibate
adjective
continent/immoral

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Parlous

A

dangerous
adjective
dangerous/safe

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Mutton

A

The flesh of a sheep used as food
noun
flesh/-

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Civet

A

yellowish, unctuous substance with a strong musklike odor, obtained from a pouch in the genital region of civets and used in perfumery
noun
-/-

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Perpend

A

to consider/to weigh
verb
ponder/-

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Cuckold

A

The husband of an un faithful wife
noun
-/-

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Quintessence

A

Pure and concentrated essence of a substance
noun/(adjective?)
pure/contaminated

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Caparisoned

A

To dress richly; deck
verb
rich/poor

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Catechism

A

instruction by a series of questions and answers, especially a book containing such instruction on the religious doctrine of a Christian Church
noun
-/-

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Chide

A

To express disapproval of
verb
scold/praise

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Saucy

A

Impertinent; insolent
adjective
rude/polite

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Lackey

A

A footman or liveried manservant
noun
attendant/-

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Deifying

A

To make a god of; exalt to the rank of a deity
verb
-/-

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Quotidian

A

Shaking fever
noun
fever/-

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Apt

A

inclined; disposed; given; prone
adjective
inclined/indisposed

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Monastic

A

characteristic of monks or nuns and their manner of life
adjective
-/-

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Capricious

A

fanciful or witty
adjective
-/-

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Vicar

A

a person acting as a priest of a parish in place of the rector
noun
priest/-

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Wainscot

A

a lining applied to the walls of a room, especially one of wood paneling
noun
lining/-

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Bawdry

A

the business of a prostitute. crude in nature
noun
-/-

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Sanctity

A

holiness, saintliness, or godliness
noun
sacred/-

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Verity

A

the state or quality of being true
noun
true/false

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Tapster

A

A bartender
noun
bartender/-

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Traverse

A

To joust/hit someone with a lance
verb
hit/-

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Cicatrice

A

New tissue that forms over a wound and later contracts into a scar
noun
scar/-

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Covetous

A

greedy
adjective
greedy/-

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Irksome

A

annoying; irritating; exasperating; tiresome
adjective
annoying/-calm

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Peevish

A

showing annoyance, irritation, or a bad mood
adjective
cross