Much Ado About Nothing Flashcards

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Requite

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v. 1. to make payment or return.

2. to avenge

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Warrant

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v. 1. to guarantee the quality

2. to guarantee the reliability of; vouch for

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Slander

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n. a false and malicious statement about someone

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Mirth

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n. gladness and gaiety

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Melancholy

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n. sadness or depression

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Transgression

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n. a violation of a law

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Valiant

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adj. possessing valor; brave

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Wit

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n. that natural ability to perceive and understand; intellegence

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Knave

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n. an unprincipled, crafty man

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Heretic

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n. one holding controversial opinion, esp. country to the accepted dogma of Christianity

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Disdain

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v. to regard or treat with haughty contempt; despise

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Pernicious

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adj. 1. deadly

2. casing great harm; destructive

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Vex

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v. to annoy or bother

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Traunt

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n. one who shirks work or duty

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Impediment

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n. something that impedes’ a hindrance or obstruction

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Adverse

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adj. acting or serving to oppose; antagonistic

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Plantiff

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n. the part that institutes a suit in court; accuser

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Discource

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n. Verbal expression in speech or writing

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Disparage

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v. to speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; belittle

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Censured

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v.criticized severely; blamed

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Jest

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v. to act or speak playfully

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Beseech

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v. to request earnestly; beg for

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Epithet

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n. a term used to characterize a person or thing

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Valor

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n. courage and boldness; beg for

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Semblance

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n. a representation or copy

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Detractions

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n. a derogatory or damaging comment on a person’s reputation

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Ominous

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adj. menacing; threatening

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Treatise

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n. a written discourse on a topic

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Orthography

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n. the art or study of standard spelling

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Predestinate

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adj. determined in advance