twelfth night vocab quiz Flashcards
abatement (1.1.13)
A reduction or decrease.
abjure (1.2.41)
To renounce or give up.
alas (2.2.38)
An expression of sorrow or regret.
allay (1.3.31)
To calm or relieve.
an (1.3.12)
If.
anon (3.4.334)
Soon, shortly.
art (1.1.9)
Are (second-person singular of ‘to be’).
bade (3.1.110)
Past tense of ‘bid’; commanded or invited.
belie (1.4.32)
To give a false impression or contradict.
beseech (3.1.115)
To beg or plead.
beshrew (4.1.61)
A mild curse or expression of blame.
betimes (2.3.2)
Early, promptly.
by and by (3.4.182)
Soon.
by my troth (2.3.4)
By my word or faith (a mild oath).
chide (3.3.3)
To scold or rebuke.
churlish (2.2.23)
Rude, ill-mannered.
counterfeit (4.2.21)
To pretend or imitate deceitfully.
dote (2.2.35)
To be excessively fond of someone.
entreat (3.4.63)
To beg or ask earnestly.
ere (3.4.296)
Before.
fair (1.2.35)
Beautiful or just.
feigned (1.5.194)
Pretended or faked.
fell (1.1.23)
Fierce, cruel, deadly.
fervor (1.5.292)
Passion or intense emotion.
fetter (3.1.163)
A chain or restraint.
fie (1.3.25 & 2.5.40)
An expression of disapproval or disgust.
forswear (3.4.261)
To renounce or swear falsely.
glass (3.4.400)
Mirror.
Go to (1.5.38)
An exclamation meaning ‘Get on with it!’ or ‘Nonsense!’
gull (n.) (3.3.67)
A fool or someone easily tricked.
gull (v.) (2.3.134)
To deceive or trick.
hap (1.2.63)
Luck or chance.
haply (1.2.57)
Perhaps or by chance.
hart (1.1.18)
A male deer (often used as a pun on ‘heart’).
hence (1.2.32)
From here, or as a result.
hither (2.2.4)
To this place.
How now? (1.5.300)
What’s happening?
i’ faith (2.3.15)
In faith; truly.
in sooth (2.3.22)
In truth.
it’s all one (1.5.127)
It makes no difference.
jot (3.4.344)
A very small amount.
knave (2.3.69)
A dishonest or tricky person, villain.
knavery (4.2.71)
Trickery or deceit.
late (1.2.31)
Recently.
laudable (3.2.28)
Praiseworthy.
light (3.3.48)
To land on (something)
mark (2.5.202)
To pay attention to or take note of.
marry (1.3.66)
A mild oath (from “by the Virgin Mary”), meaning “indeed” or “well.”
methought (1.1.21)
It seemed to me.
mettle (3.4.283)
Courage or spirit.
minx (3.4.129)
A flirtatious or cheeky woman.
naught (1.1.11)
Nothing or wicked.
oft (1.2.52)
Often.
pedant (3.3.73)
A scholar or someone overly concerned with rules.
perchance (1.2.5 & 1.5.286)
Perhaps.
pox (3.4.291)
A disease, often used as a curse.
prattle (1.2.34)
Foolish talk or chatter.
pray (3.4.269)
To ask or beg.
prithee (1.2.55)
Please (short for “I pray thee”).
rail (1.5.94)
To criticize or scold harshly.
rank (2.5.128)
Rotten, corrupt, or excessive.
reproof (n.) (3.4.213)
Criticism or rebuke.
reprove (1.5.95 & 3.4.211)
To scold or correct.
rogue (1.5.28)
A mischievous or dishonest person.
sage (3.4.398)
A wise person.
saws (3.4.398)
Sayings or proverbs.
sepulcher (3.4.248)
A tomb or burial place.
Soft (1.5.298)
Wait! Stop for a moment.
surfeiting (1.1.2)
Overindulging or consuming too much.
tarry (4.1.20)
To delay or wait.
thou / thy (1.5.26 & 30) vs. you / your (1.5.57 & 59)
“Thou/thy” (informal, used for close friends or inferiors); “you/your” (formal or respectful).
trice (4.2.128)
A very short time, instantly.
troth (3.1.24)
Faith, loyalty, or truth.
upbraid (3.1.137)
To scold or criticize harshly.
usurp (1.5.184 & 185)
To take power or a position by force.
vex (3.4.217)
To annoy or distress.
visage (3.2.63)
Face or appearance.
want (1.5.62)
To lack or need.
wanton (3.1.20)
Changeable, ambiguous (also “immoral, unchaste”)
warrant (2.3.170)
To guarantee or assure.
waylay (3.4.168)
To ambush or stop someone unexpectedly.
welkin (2.3.58)
The sky or heavens.
wench (1.3.42)
A young woman, often used playfully or insultingly.
What would you? (1.5.212-13)
What do you want?
what you will (1.5.108)
Whatever you wish.
whence (1.5.175)
From where.
wherefore (1.3.70)
Why.
whet (3.1.107)
To sharpen (as in a knife or appetite).
withal (3.4.241)
In addition or besides.
would (1.3.91)
Wish or desire.
