Shakespearean Vocabulary Flashcards
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What is an exclamation of sorrow or dismay?

  • ALACK (correct)
  • E'ER
  • AY
  • ANON

    • What does 'ANON' mean?

    Immediately; at once

    What is the meaning of 'ART'?

    Are

    What does 'AY' signify?

    <p>Yes; 'oh'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'BID or BADE' mean?

    <p>To ask or direct</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of 'BRAWL'?

    <p>Fight</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'CIVIL' relate to?

    <p>Belonging to or having to do with citizens</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'COUNSEL' refer to?

    <p>Advice</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'COZ' mean?

    <p>Cousin; any close relative or friend</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is 'CUPID'?

    <p>Classical blind boy-god of love</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'DOFF' mean?

    <p>Take off; lay aside</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'DOST or DOTH' translate to?

    <p>Do</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of 'DRAW'?

    <p>Take out or unsheathe a sword for action</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'E'ER' mean?

    <p>Ever</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'ERE' mean?

    <p>Before</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a 'FEUD'?

    <p>A bitter, continuous quarrel, especially between two families</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'FOE' mean?

    <p>Enemy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of 'FRAY'?

    <p>Fight; brawl</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'GOD-DEN or GOOD-DEN' mean?

    <p>Good afternoon or evening</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'HARK or HARKEN' refer to?

    <p>Listen</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'HAST or HATH' mean?

    <p>Has</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'HENCE' mean?

    <p>Away from here</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'HIE' mean?

    <p>Go, hasten, hurry</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'HITHER' mean?

    <p>Here; to this place</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is 'JOVE'?

    <p>Jupiter, the most powerful Roman god</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'KINSMEN' mean?

    <p>Relatives</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of 'KNAVE'?

    <p>Servant or one of lowly position; a rascal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'MARRY' mean?

    <p>Certainly; a mild oath; by the Virgin Mary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a 'MASK'?

    <p>A masked ball; half-mask (visor) worn at a masked ball</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'MUTINY' refer to?

    <p>Revolt; fighting, violence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'NAUGHT' mean?

    <p>Nothing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of 'NAY'?

    <p>No</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'NE'ER' mean?

    <p>Never</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'O'ER' refer to?

    <p>Over</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of 'OFT'?

    <p>Often</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'RAPIER' mean?

    <p>A long, narrow, two-edged sword used for thrusting</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are 'REVELS'?

    <p>Festivities and merry-making</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'SHALT' mean?

    <p>Shall</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is 'SHRIFT or SHRIV'D'?

    <p>The act of religious confession</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is 'SIRRAH' used?

    <p>How one in authority addresses a servant</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'SOFT' mean?

    <p>Wait</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'STAR-CROSSED' refer to?

    <p>Destined to be unlucky or thwarted by the stars or fate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is 'STRIFE'?

    <p>A quarrel, struggle, or clash</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'SUIT' refer to?

    <p>Request; wooing, courting; seeking a marriage arrangement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a 'SUITOR'?

    <p>One who courts or seeks marriage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'THEE' mean?

    <p>You (object)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'THINE' mean?

    <p>Yours</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'THITHER' mean?

    <p>There</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'THOU' mean?

    <p>You (subject)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'THY' refer to?

    <p>Your</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does ''TIS mean?

    <p>It is</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'VILLAIN' mean?

    <p>Scoundrel; a low, dishonorable person</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a 'VISOR'?

    <p>Half-face mask</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'WAST' mean?

    <p>Was</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'WHENCE' refer to?

    <p>From what place</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'WHEREFORE' mean?

    <p>Why</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'WHITHER' mean?

    <p>Where</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'WILT' mean?

    <p>Will</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of 'WOE'?

    <p>Grief, trouble, sadness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'WOO' mean?

    <p>To seek favor, affection, or love; to court</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'WRETCHED' mean?

    <p>Unfortunate, miserable, despicable</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'WRIT' mean?

    <p>Written</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'YE' mean?

    <p>You</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'YONDER' mean?

    <p>Over there</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Shakespearean Vocabulary Notes

    • ALACK / ALAS: Expressions of sorrow or dismay.
    • ANON: Means "immediately" or "at once."
    • ART: The archaic form of "are."
    • AY: An affirmative response; akin to "yes."
    • BID / BADE: To ask or direct someone.
    • BRAWL: Refers to a fight or skirmish.
    • CIVIL: Pertaining to citizens or society.
    • COUNSEL: Advice given during a deliberation.
    • COZ: Informal term for cousin or a close relative.
    • CUPID: The classical blind boy-god associated with love.
    • DOFF: To take off or lay aside (usually clothing).
    • DOST / DOTH: Archaic forms of "do."
    • DRAW: To unsheathe a sword in preparation for action.
    • E'ER: An abbreviation for "ever."
    • ERE: The old term for "before."
    • FEUD: Refers to a bitter and continuous quarrel, often between families.
    • FOE: Means enemy.
    • FRAY: Another term for fight or brawl.
    • GOD-DEN / GOOD-DEN: A greeting meaning "good afternoon" or "good evening."
    • HARK / HARKEN: To listen closely or heed.
    • HAST / HATH: Different forms of "has."
    • HENCE: Means "away from here."
    • HIE: To urge someone to go or hurry.
    • HITHER: An archaic term meaning "to this place."
    • JOVE: Refers to Jupiter, the chief Roman god.
    • KINSMEN: Means relatives.
    • KNAVE: A term for a servant or a scoundrel.
    • MARRY: An affirmative expression, also used as an exclamation.
    • MASK: A half-mask worn at a masquerade or masked ball.
    • MUTINY: Refers to revolt or violence.
    • NAUGHT: Means nothing or worthless.
    • NAY: An archaic expression for "no."
    • NE'ER: Means never.
    • O'ER: A contraction for "over."
    • OFT: Means often.
    • RAPIER: A type of long, narrow sword used primarily for thrusting.
    • REVELS: Refers to festivities and merry-making.
    • SHALT: An archaic form of "shall."
    • SHRIFT / SHRIV'D: The act of religious confession.
    • SIRRAH: A term used by someone in authority to address a lower status individual.
    • SOFT: Means to wait or pause momentarily.
    • STAR-CROSSED: Describes those destined for misfortune by fate.
    • STRIFE: A term for any conflict, quarrel, or clash.
    • SUIT: Refers to a formal request, wooing, or courtship.
    • SUITOR: One who seeks marriage or courtship.
    • THEE: Archaic object form of "you."
    • THINE: Archaic form of "yours."
    • THITHER: Means "there" or "to that place."
    • THOU: Archaic subject form of "you."
    • THY: Archaic form of "your."
    • 'TIS: A contraction of "it is."
    • VILLAIN: Refers to a scoundrel or dishonorable person.
    • VISOR: A half-face mask, typically seen at masked balls.
    • WAST: The archaic form of "was."
    • WHENCE: Means "from what place."
    • WHEREFORE: Means why; often asked in the context of reason.
    • WHITHER: Means where or to what place.
    • WILT: An archaic form of "will."
    • WOE: Refers to grief, trouble, or sadness.
    • WOO: To seek favor, affection, or love; to court someone.
    • WRETCHED: Describes someone unfortunate, miserable, or despicable.
    • WRIT: Means written.
    • YE: An archaic form of "you."
    • YONDER: Means over there, indicating a distant place.

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