Much Ado About Nothing Flashcards
(30 cards)
Requite
v. 1. to make payment or return.
2. to avenge
Warrant
v. 1. to guarantee the quality
2. to guarantee the reliability of; vouch for
Slander
n. a false and malicious statement about someone
Mirth
n. gladness and gaiety
Melancholy
n. sadness or depression
Transgression
n. a violation of a law
Valiant
adj. possessing valor; brave
Wit
n. that natural ability to perceive and understand; intellegence
Knave
n. an unprincipled, crafty man
Heretic
n. one holding controversial opinion, esp. country to the accepted dogma of Christianity
Disdain
v. to regard or treat with haughty contempt; despise
Pernicious
adj. 1. deadly
2. casing great harm; destructive
Vex
v. to annoy or bother
Traunt
n. one who shirks work or duty
Impediment
n. something that impedes’ a hindrance or obstruction
Adverse
adj. acting or serving to oppose; antagonistic
Plantiff
n. the part that institutes a suit in court; accuser
Discource
n. Verbal expression in speech or writing
Disparage
v. to speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; belittle
Censured
v.criticized severely; blamed
Jest
v. to act or speak playfully
Beseech
v. to request earnestly; beg for
Epithet
n. a term used to characterize a person or thing
Valor
n. courage and boldness; beg for