Shakespeare Vocab Flashcards
Harbinger
Something or someone that signals that something is approaching.
Prate
To talk foolishly or tediously about something.
Potent
Adj. Having great power, influence, or effect
Avouch
Verb: to affirm or assert that something is something
Cleave-contronym-1
verb: split or sever something
Cleave -2
Stick to very strongly
Requite
return a favor to someone (avenge)
Mirth
noun; amusement expressed in laughter
Countenance
a person’s face or facial expression
Treacherous
adj. involving betrayal or deception
Fret
be constantly or visibly worried
Frail
weak and delicate
Equivocation
using unclear language to keep a secret
Rabble
socially inferior people-the public
Rue
bitterly regret something
Tedious
tiresome or monotonous
Censure
the expression of formal disapproval
Distemper
an angry and disagreeable mood
Wanton
carefree, loose behavior/sexually unrestrained
Assay
examination or testing
Quarry
Animals killed during a hunt
Slaughter
kill someone or something in a cruel or violent way
Apparition
a ghost or ghostlike image
Mere
solely or no more than what is specified
