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vocab shakespeare Flashcards

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alligator

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large, carnivorous reptile closely related to the crocodile

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bedroom

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room for sleeping, furnished with a bed

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critic

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one who judges merit or expesses a reasoned opinion

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downstairs

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on a lower floor, down the steps

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eyeball

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the round part of the eye, organ for vision

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fashionable

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stylish, characteristic of a particular period

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gossip

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to talk casually, usually about others

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inaudible

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not heard, unable to be heard

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jaded

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worn out, bored or past feeling

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kissing

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touching with the lips, exachanging kisses

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lonely

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feeling sad due to lack of companionship

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manager

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one who controls or administers, person in charge

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nervy

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sinewy or strong, bold, easily agitated

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obscene

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repuslive or digsusting, offensive to one’s morality

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puppy dog

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young, domestic dog

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rant

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to speak at length in inflated or extravagant language

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skim milk

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milk with its cream removed

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traditional

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conventional, long-established, bound by tradition

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undress

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to remove clothes or other covering

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questioning

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the act of inquiring or interrogating

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varied

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incorporating differentg types or kinds, diverse

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worthless

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having no value or merit

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xantippe

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shrewish wife of socrates, figuratively, a bad-tempred woman

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yelping

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uttering sharp, high-pitched cries

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zany

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clown’s assistant, performer who mimiccs other’s antics

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love is blind

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to be unable to see the shortcomings your prospective partner

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all that glitters is not gold

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not everything that looks good, is good

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swagger

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boasting, bragging, blustering

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the green-eyed monster

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jealousy

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break the ice

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to the to know someone, to starts a conversation

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salad days (transl)

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onbezonnen jeugdjaren

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to be in a pickle (transl)

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in een moeilijke situatie zitten

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to live in a fool’s paradise (transl)

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in een droomwereld / illusie leven

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to vanish into thin air (transl)

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in het niets verdwijnen, in rook opgaan

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to demand one’s pound of flesh (transl)

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een wederdienst, iets in ruil vragen

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good riddance (transl)

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opgeruimd staat netjes, daar zijn we ook weer vanaf

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to wear one’s heart on one’s sleeve (transl)

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het hart op de tong dragen, heel openhartig zijn

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to come full circle (transl)

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de cirkel is rond, terug bij af zijn

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to be cold comfort (transl)

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een schamele troost

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it’s greek to me (transl)

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ik begrijp er niets van, het is chinees voor mij

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box office

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the office where tickets of admissions are sold

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psyche

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that which is responsible for one’s thoughts and feelings

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autorships

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the act of creating written works

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playwright

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someone who writes plays

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poet

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a writer of verse

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poem

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a composition in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

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metaphor

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a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity

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scholar

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a learned person

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dismiss

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bad from attention or consideration

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linguistics

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the scientific study of language

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syntax

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the study of the rules for forming admissible sentences

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semantics

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the study of language meaning

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plagiarism

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taking someone’s words or ideas as if they were your own

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moneylender

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someone who lends money at exerssive rates of interests

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resilient

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recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like

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stress

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the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note

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iamb

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a metrical uint with unstressed-stressed syllables

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pentameter

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a verse line having five mterical feet

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passionate

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having or expressing strong emotions

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introspective

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given to examining own sensory and perceptual experiences

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momentous

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of very great significance

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dedication

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complete and wholehearted fidelity

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tormented

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experiencing intense (mental) pain

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dauntless

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invulnerable to fear / intimidation

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lackluster

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not having a brilliance or vitality

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atmosphere

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distinctive but intangible quality around a person or thing

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unify

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join or combine

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animosity

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a feeling of ill willl arousing active hostility

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crude

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conspiciously and tastelessly indecent

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metre

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rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duratoin

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