That Scottish Play: Study of Vocabulary

Introductory: WEEK OF 4/10 QUIZ 4/14

Thou You-- subjective form Art thou surprised? Art thou doing over there

Thee You-- objective form This wants to eat thee This wants to be thee
king

Thine Your-- used before a word that To thine own self be true To thine own self be false
starts with a vowel

Thy Your-- used before a word that Thy cat hath scratched me again! Thy dog twas muddy
starts with a consonant

‘tis Short for “it is” Thy cat, ‘tis a demon! Thy dog tis bad

‘ope open If you ‘ope thine eyes, you would see! If you ope thine door you
will be nice

o’re over I’ll be o’re in a bit to binge “Outer Banks” I’ll be o’re in a bit to
binge stranger things

i’th’ In the We can watch it i’th’ basement and lock your We can watch it i’th’
demon cat upstairs. living room

oft often I’ll oft avoid your house otherwise. I’ll oft avoid that street

ere when I’ll avoid it ere you are rid of that demon cat. I’ll avoid it ere they rid
the potholes

anon Well, okay! Fine! Anon! I’ll keep the cat in my room! Jeez! Anon I will fix them
myself
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Act I QUIZ 4/18

Rapt adj Feeling great delight; joyous despair

Prologue n An introduction to a play end

Pains n Action characterized by extreme care and careless

effort

Commencing v Setting in motion; causing to start stopping

Soliciting v Requesting urgently or persistently ignoring

Earnest adj Characterized by a firm, sincere belief in apathetic

one’s opinions

Yield v To give, give up, or supply take

Surmise v To infer from incomplete evidence know

Hoarse adj Deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting Healthy voice
or illness or emotion

Battlements n A rampart built around the top of a castle opening

Compunctions n A feeling of deep regret pride

Gall n Digestive fluid secreted by the liver; aids in politeness

the digestion of fat; also the trait of being
rude and impertinent

Dun adj Dusty or grey brown in color bright

Trammel v To hamper or hinder; to place limits on encourage

Kinsmen n Male relative Random female

Faculties n The cognitive and perceptual powers of the physicalitym

mind
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Act II:
Sensible adj Able to feel or perceive

Palpable adj Capable of being touched or handled or felt

Sentinel n A person employed to keep watch over some anticipated event

Prate v To speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly

Porter n A person who is paid to mind a door or help with luggage

Equivocate v To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear

Treason n Disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior or an act of deliberate betrayal

Tailor n A person whose occupation is making and altering garments

Lechery n Unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity

Mar v To make imperfect; destroy or create a flaw

Dishearten v To remove enthusiasm for

Act III

Leisure n Time available for ease and relaxation

Regard n The condition of being honored or well regarded

Frame v To enclose in or constrain

Assailable adj Not defendable or capable of being defended

Scotch v To make a small cut or score into

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Malice n Feeling a need to see others suffer

Jocund adj Full of or showing high spirited merriment

Unbecoming adj Not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in society

Grave adj Requiring serious thought

Dauntless

Nonpareil

Purge

Mockery

Wayward

Act IV
Apparition

Vanquish

Bound

Filthy

Wit

Gracious

Vice

Sundry

Avarice

Fare

ACT V

Perterbation
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Agitation

Taper

Guise

Divine

Seize

Dismal

Treatise

Sooth

Equivocation