shakespeare vocabulary list #1 1. abatement (n): the act or process of becoming less. example: the...
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Shakespeare Vocabulary List #11. abatement (n):
the act or process of becoming less.
Example: The abatement of the weeds was successful after they sprayed the lawn with fertilizer.
2. purged (v):
made clean; got rid of.
Example: The doctor purged the patient of cancer by treating her with chemotherapy.
3. pestilence (n):
disease, plague, or epidemic.
Example: The bubonic plague was a pestilence across Europe.
4. ample (adj.):
plenty; enough to satisfy a need.
Example: There was an ample supply of food to feed the family.
5. brine (n):
water containing a lot of salt.
Example: The brine from her tears streaked her face.
6. acquaintance (n):
knowledge gained by personal experience with the subject.
Example: The teacher had some acquaintance with the subject of Shakespeare.
7. 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.
8. mute (n):
a person who cannot or does not speak.
Example: The orphan was a mute who never said a word to anyone.
9. ducats (n):
a former European gold coin.
Example: The foolish gentleman spent all of his ducats on stockings.
10. 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.
12. shrew (n):
a bad-tempered, scolding woman.
Example: The old shrew kicked her husband for having left the toilet seat up.
13.prudent (adj.)
wise; uses good judgment.
Example: The prudent shopper bought in bulk to save money.
14.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.
15.malignancy (n):
the quality of being bad, evil, and aggressive.
Example: The drug dealer was a malignancy in the impoverished neighborhood.