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Shakespeare Vocabulary List #1

Shakespeare Vocabulary List #1. 1. abatement (n): the act or process of becoming less. Example: The abatement of the weeds was successful after they sprayed the lawn with fertilizer. purged (v): made clean; got rid of.

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Shakespeare Vocabulary List #1

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  1. Shakespeare Vocabulary List #1 • 1. abatement (n): • the act or process of becoming less. • Example: The abatement of the weeds was successful after they sprayed the lawn with fertilizer. • purged (v): • made clean; got rid of. • Example: The doctor purged the patient of cancer by treating her with chemotherapy. • pestilence (n): • disease, plague, or epidemic. • Example: The bubonic plague was a pestilence across Europe. • ample (adj.): • plenty; enough to satisfy a need. • Example: There was an ample supply of food to feed the family.

  2. brine (n): • water containing a lot of salt. • Example: The brine from her tears streaked her face. • acquaintance (n): • knowledge gained by personal experience with the subject. • Example: The teacher had some acquaintance with the subject of Shakespeare. • prattle (v): • to babble, to speak meaninglessly similar to childish chattering. • Example: I became so bored listening to my friend prattle on about her new boyfriend. • mute (n): • a person who cannot or does not speak. • Example: The orphan was a mute who never said a word to anyone. • ducats (n): • a former European gold coin. • Example: The foolish gentleman spent all of his ducats on stockings.

  3. prodigal (n): • one who spends or gives lavishly and foolishly. • Example: The prodigal son returned home to live with his mother after spending all of his money in Las Vegas. • 11. scoundrel (n): • a rascal, one with an untrustworthy reputation. • Example: The scoundrel took the man’s money claiming to have sold him the London Bridge. • shrew (n): • a bad-tempered, scolding woman. • Example: The old shrew kicked her husband for having left the toilet seat up. • prudent (adj.) • wise; uses good judgment. • Example: The prudent shopper bought in bulk to save money.

  4. accost (v): • to approach and/or speak to in an aggressive, challenging way. • Example: The man’s plan was to accost women exiting the market to ask them for money. • malignancy (n): • the quality of being bad, evil, and aggressive. • Example: The drug dealer was a malignancy in the impoverished neighborhood.

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