Shakespeare Vocab Flashcards
1
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Prologue
A
The preface or introduction to a literary work
2
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Chastity
A
Not participating in sexual intercourse
3
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Jocund
A
High spirits and lively mirthfulness
4
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Distraught
A
Agitated with doubt or mental conflict
5
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Aloof
A
Removed or distant either physically or emotionally
6
Q
Strife
A
Bitter sometimes violent conflict
7
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Sojourn
A
Temporary stay
8
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Apothecary
A
One who prepares and sells drugs for medicinal purposes
9
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Ambiguity
A
Doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
10
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Purge
A
To free from moral or cerimonial defilement
11
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Pensive
A
Musingly or dreamily thoughtful
12
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Discern
A
To detect with the eyes
13
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Augment
A
To make greater, more numerous
14
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Against
A
for, in preparation
15
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Alack
A
Alas (in times of sorrow)
