Much ado about nothing spelling Flashcards
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INVINCIBLE
unconquerable: Act II, Scene 3, Line 122: “I had thought her spirit had been invincible against all assaults of affection.”
unconquerable: Act II, Scene 3, Line 122: “I had thought her spirit had been invincible against all assaults of affection.”
I-N-V-I-N-C-I-B-L-E
MELANCHOLY
gloomy, depression of spirits, sad: Act II, Scene 1, Line 12: “He is of very melancholy disposition.”
gloomy, depression of spirits, sad: Act II, Scene 1, Line 12: “He is of very melancholy disposition.”
M-E-L-A-N-C-H-O-L-Y
METTLE
constitutional disposition, character, temper, high courage: Act V, Scene 1, Line 146: “Thou has mettle enough in thee to kill care.”
constitutional disposition, character, temper, high courage: Act V, Scene 1, Line 146: “Thou has mettle enough in thee to kill care.”
M-E-T-T-L-E
NOISOME
noxious, offensive, disgusting: Act V, Scene 2, Line 52: “Foul words is but foul wind, and foul wind is but foul breath, and foul breath is noisome.”
noxious, offensive, disgusting: Act V, Scene 2, Line 52: “Foul words is but foul wind, and foul wind is but foul breath, and foul breath is noisome.”
N-O-I-S-O-M-E
OSTENTATION
external show, display: Act IV, Scene 1, Line 216: “Maintain a mourning ostentation, and on your family’s old monument hang mournful epitaphs.”
external show, display: Act IV, Scene 1, Line 216: “Maintain a mourning ostentation, and on your family’s old monument hang mournful epitaphs.”
O-S-T-E-N-T-A-T-I-O-N
PERJURY
false oath, the crime of being forsworn: Act IV, Scene 2, Line 44: “Why this is flat perjury, to call a prince’s brother a villain!”
false oath, the crime of being forsworn: Act IV, Scene 2, Line 44: “Why this is flat perjury, to call a prince’s brother a villain!”
P-E-R-J-U-R-Y
