vocab shakespeare

Question 1

alligator

Answer 1

large, carnivorous reptile closely related to the crocodile

Question 2

bedroom

Answer 2

room for sleeping, furnished with a bed

Question 3

critic

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one who judges merit or expesses a reasoned opinion

Question 4

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

Question 7

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

Question 9

jaded

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worn out, bored or past feeling

Question 10

kissing

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touching with the lips, exachanging kisses

Question 11

lonely

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feeling sad due to lack of companionship

Question 12

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

Question 14

obscene

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repuslive or digsusting, offensive to one’s morality

Question 15

puppy dog

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young, domestic dog

Question 16

rant

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to speak at length in inflated or extravagant language

Question 17

skim milk

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milk with its cream removed

Question 18

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

Question 20

questioning

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the act of inquiring or interrogating

Question 21

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

Question 23

xantippe

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

Question 24

yelping

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uttering sharp, high-pitched cries

Question 25

zany

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

Question 26

love is blind

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to be unable to see the shortcomings your prospective partner

Question 27

all that glitters is not gold

Answer 27

not everything that looks good, is good

Question 28

swagger

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boasting, bragging, blustering

Question 29

the green-eyed monster

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jealousy

Question 30

break the ice

Answer 30

to the to know someone, to starts a conversation

Question 31

salad days (transl)

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onbezonnen jeugdjaren

Question 32

to be in a pickle (transl)

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in een moeilijke situatie zitten

Question 33

to live in a fool's paradise (transl)

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in een droomwereld / illusie leven

Question 34

to vanish into thin air (transl)

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in het niets verdwijnen, in rook opgaan

Question 35

to demand one's pound of flesh (transl)

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een wederdienst, iets in ruil vragen

Question 36

good riddance (transl)

Answer 36

opgeruimd staat netjes, daar zijn we ook weer vanaf

Question 37

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

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het hart op de tong dragen, heel openhartig zijn

Question 38

to come full circle (transl)

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de cirkel is rond, terug bij af zijn

Question 39

to be cold comfort (transl)

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een schamele troost

Question 40

it's greek to me (transl)

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ik begrijp er niets van, het is chinees voor mij

Question 41

box office

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the office where tickets of admissions are sold

Question 42

psyche

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that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings

Question 43

autorships

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the act of creating written works

Question 44

playwright

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someone who writes plays

Question 45

poet

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a writer of verse

Question 46

poem

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a composition in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

Question 47

metaphor

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a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity

Question 48

scholar

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a learned person

Question 49

dismiss

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bad from attention or consideration

Question 50

linguistics

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the scientific study of language

Question 51

syntax

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the study of the rules for forming admissible sentences

Question 52

semantics

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the study of language meaning

Question 53

plagiarism

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

Question 54

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

Question 56

stress

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the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note

Question 57

iamb

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a metrical uint with unstressed-stressed syllables

Question 58

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

Question 70

metre

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rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duratoin