merchant of venice Flashcards
carcass
dead body of a person or an animal
prolixity
tedious, wordiness, excessive talking
carrion
dead decaying body parts or flesh
prodigal
one who spends money wastefully and recklessly
forfeit
to surrender, to give up the chance to win
hinder
to interfere with
scorn
to look down upon, like it’s unworthy
villainy
evil or wicked behavior
tarry
to wait
forbear
to refrain from action
amity
friendship or peaceful relationships
dulcet
sweet & pleasing
visage
facial expressions / face
taint
something that is damaged, stained, ruined in some way
obscure
to make it difficult to see something
vice
bad habits
virtue
morally good way of living
wanton
wicked, sinful, immoral, uncontrolled behaviors
gambol
to leap around in a playful way
allay
to calm, to make less intense
surfeit
to overindulge
bliss
extreme joy
giddy
extremely excited, dizzy with happiness
bereft
left me speechless