Much Ado About Nothing Flashcards
Auspicious
Adj
Showing or suggesting that future success is likely
Promising hopeful
Disheartening unpromising unfortunate
Amorous
Adj
Having or showing strong feelings of sexual attraction or love
Romantic loving passionate erotic
Unerotic cold indifferent
Beseech
V
To ask someone in a serious and emotional way to do something
Beg ask plead
Command demand
Disparage
V
To describe someone or something as unimportant, weak, bad
Belittle badmouth discredit
Praise glorify honor
Enigmatic
Adj
Full of mystery and difficult to understand
Cryptic mysterious obscure perplexing
Clear obvious plain
Epitaph
N
Something written or said in memory of a dead person, esp words written in a gravestone
Eulogy commemoration obituary
Impediment
N
Something that makes it difficult to complete something, obstacle that prevents progress
Obstruction barrier restriction inhibition
Advantage assistance boost benefit
Incensed
V
To cause someone to be extremely angry
Enrage provoke incite
Appease soothe please
Perturbation
N
The state of being worried or upset, mental uneasiness
Agitation, distress
Contentment, calm, peace
Slander
V
To make a false spoken statement that causes people to have a bad opinion of someone, damage reputation
Defame degrade scandalize
Glorify compliment honor