Brandon Li

4-7-2016
Period 6

Vocabulary
Act 1
Wanes - (of the moon) have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface
illuminated
Vexation the state of being annoyed, frustrated, or worried
Abjure solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim)
Avouch affirm or assert
Idolatry worship of idols
Inconstant frequently changing; variable or irregular
Edict an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority
Vile evil; extremely unpleasant
Waggish humorous in a playful, mischievous, or facetious manner
Entreat ask someone earnestly or anxiously to do something
Act 2
Knavish dishonest or unscrupulous
Beguile - charm of enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way
Progeny a descendant or the descendants of a person, animal, or plant;
offspring
Dissension disagreement that leads to discord
Dote to be extremely and uncritically fond of
Disdainful showing contempt or lack of respect
Sentinel a soldier or guard whose job is to stand and keep watch
Languish - lose or lack vitality; grow weak or feeble
Dissembling conceal ones true motives, feeling, or beliefs
Tedious boring; uninteresting
Act 3
Odious extremely unpleasant; repulsive
Enamored be filled with a feeling of love for
Purge rid (someone) of an unwanted feeling, memory, or condition.
Lamenting mourning (a persons loss or death)
Consecrated make or declare sacred
Sojourned - stay somewhere temporarily
Disparage - regard or represent as being of little worth
Confederacy - league or alliance, especially or confederate states
Loathed feel intense dislike or disgust for
Defiled - sully, ,mar, or spoil
Act 4
Hoard - a stock or store of valued objects
Coronet a small or relatively simple crown, especially worn by lesser peers
Amity a friendly relationship
Conjunction the action or instance of two or more events occurring at the
same time
Discord disagreement between people
Paramour a lover, especially the illicit partner of a married person
Apparel clothing

Pare trim by cutting away its outer edges

Brandon Li
4-7-2016
Period 6

Act 5
Habitation the state or process of living in a particular place
Transfigured transformed into something more beautiful or elevated
Premeditated think out a plan beforehand
Throttle attack or kill by choking or strangling them
Audacious showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks
Tarrying stay longer than intended; delay leaving a place
Amend make minor changes in order to make it fairer, more accurate
Quell put an end to, typically by the use of force
Mote a tiny piece of substance
Reprehend reprimand
General Shakespearean Vocabulary
An if
Wherefore for what reason
Would indicated the consequence of an imagined event or situation
Ere before (in time)
Wot informal spelling of what
Wont - in the habit of doing something; accustomed
Sooth (n.) truth
Sooth (adj.) soft, sweet
Anon soon; shortly