Act IV Flashcards
garrison
V. provide (a place) with a body of troops
ducat
N. a gold or silver coin used as a trade coin in Europe from the later medieval centuries until as late as the 20th century.
imposthume
N. an archaic word for abscess, a collection of pus that has built up within the tissue of the body
fust
N. a type of cheese.
Adj. a dialectal version of first.
V. (intr) to become mouldy
importunate
Adj. persistent, especially to the point of annoyance or intrusion
bewept
V. to weep over (something)
pestilent
Adj. harmful or dangerous to morals or public order; pernicious
superfluous
Adj. unnecessary, especially through being more than enough
impetuous
Adj. acting or done quickly and without thought or care
swoopstake
Adj. obsolete: in an indiscriminate manner
bier
N. a movable frame on which a coffin or a corpse is placed before burial or cremation or on which it is carried to the grave
gyve
N. a fetter or shackle
riband
N. a ribbon
rapier
N. a thin, light, sharp-pointed sword used for thrusting.
incorpsed
V. made one with
scrimer
N. a fencing master
pleurisy
N. also known as pleuritis, is inflammation of the membranes that surround the lungs and line the chest cavity.
abatement
N. (often in legal use) the ending, reduction, or lessening of something
requite
V. make appropriate return for (a favor, service, or wrongdoing)
anoint
V. smear or rub something with (any other substance)
unction
N. treatment with a medicinal oil or ointment.
mountebank
N. a person who deceives others, especially in order to trick them out of their money; a charlatan
poultice
N. a soft, moist mass of material, typically of plant material or flour, applied to the body to relieve soreness and inflammation and kept in place with a cloth.
nonce
N. (of a word or expression) coined for or used on one occasion
