R+J Vocab 4 Flashcards
forfeit
- : to lose or lose the right to especially by some error, offense, or crime.
- : to subject to confiscation as a forfeit. also : abandon, give up.
“If ever you disturb our streets again,
Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace.”
Abroach
archaic : in action or agitation : astir.
“Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?
Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?”
Adversary
one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent.
“Here were the servants of your adversary,
And yours, close fighting ere I did approach.”
Ere
conjunction
before in time.
“I was driven for some half mile ere we stopped”
preposition
before (a specified time).
“we hope you will return ere long”
Withal
adverb
in addition; as a further factor or consideration.
“the whole is light and portable, and ornamental withal”
preposition
with (used at the end of a clause).
“we sat with little to nourish ourselves withal but vile water”
Scorn
open dislike and disrespect or mockery often mixed with indignation. 2. : an expression of contempt or derision.
“I drew to part them. In the instant came
The fiery Tybalt with his sword prepared,
Which, as he breathed defiance to my ears,
He swung about his head and cut the winds,
Who, nothing hurt withal, hissed him in scorn.”
Interchanging
to put each in the place of the other:
“While we were interchanging thrusts and blows
Came more and more and fought on part and part,
Till the Prince came, who parted either part.”
Fray
noun:
a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute.
verb:
to separate the threads at the edge of.
“O, where is Romeo? Saw you him today?
Right glad I am he was not at this fray.”
Sycamore
a Eurasian maple (Acer pseudoplatanus) with long racemes of showy yellowish-green flowers that is widely planted as a shade tree
the sycamore tree is associated with melancholy lovers, who are “sick-amour,”
“underneath the grove of sycamore
That westward rooteth from this city side,
So early walking did I see your son.”
Covert
Noun: a thicket in which game/animals can hide.
Adjective: not openly acknowledged or displayed.
“Towards him I made, but he was ’ware of me
And stole into the covert of the wood.
humor
a mood or state of mind.
“her good humor vanished”
“I, measuring his affections by my own
(Which then most sought where most might not be
found, Being one too many by my weary self),
Pursued my humor, not pursuing his,
And gladly shunned who gladly fled from me.”
Shun
persistently avoid, ignore, or reject (someone or something) through antipathy or caution.
“he shunned fashionable society”
“Shun the non believer! Shuuuuuuuunnnnnnnnn” -Charlie The Unicorn
Augmenting
make (something) greater by adding to it; increase.
“he augmented his summer income by painting houses”
“Many a morning hath he there been seen,
With tears augmenting the fresh morning’s dew, Adding to clouds more clouds with his deep sighs.”
Aurora
the Roman goddess of the dawn, Aurora, who travelled from east to west announcing the coming of the sun.
