Acts I and II vocab- Much Ado Flashcards

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1
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A small battle or fight

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Skirmish

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To scorn(noun is hatred)

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Disdain

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3
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having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.

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pernicious

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An arched device placed on the neck of a person or animal to carry something

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Yoke

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5
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Stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or chosen course of action

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obstinate

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6
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one who speaks out against an accepted idea

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Heretic

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7
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to recommend with praise, speak highly of

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commend

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8
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protection or guardianship

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tuition

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9
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to party(a celebration is the noun)

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reveling

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10
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about or pertaining to love

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amorous

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11
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a sharp-tongued or quarrelsome woman

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curst

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12
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to be in love with, to be captivated by

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enamored

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13
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a dagger with a slender blade

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poniards

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14
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mental skill or quickness in communication

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conveyance

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15
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disturbance or irritation

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perturbation

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16
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mythological creature; half bird half woman

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harpy

17
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secretly; not out in the open

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covertly

18
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something that blocks or obstructs

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impediment

19
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rotten or worthless (can also mean prostitute)

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stale

20
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joyous, merry

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Blithe

21
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smiling, bright, pleasing to the eye

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Bonny

22
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To regard with extreme hate or aversion; detest utterly

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abhor

23
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returned

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requited

24
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gloomy, sad, depressed

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melancholy