| Term | Definition |
|---|
| abjure | to state publicity that you will give up a particular belief or way of behaving |
| beguiled | to persuade or trick someone into doing something, esp. by saying nice things to them |
| cunning | good at deceiving people in order to get what they want |
| dowager | a woman from a high social class who has land or a title from her dead husband |
| edict | an official public order made by someone in a position of power, sometimes unfairly |
| extenuate | facts about a situation which make a wrong or illegal action easier to understand or excuse |
| lodestars | stars (like those polestars) that sailors used to guide them |
| oath | a formal and very serious promise, esp. a promise to be loyal to someone |
| perjured | lies that someone tells after promising to tell the truth in a court of law |
| solemnities | very serious in behavior or style |
| devices | plans; or plot of play |
| disdainful | showing that you do not respect someone or something because you think they are not important |
| extempore | spoken or done without any preparation |
| impeach | formally accused of a serious crime in a special government court |
| to jest | to joke around |
| liveries | a type of old-fashioned uniform for servants |
| marry | amused or surprised |
| shrewd | good at judging what people really like |
| undistinguishable | unable to tell what something is |
| wanton | loose women |
| beshrew | literally cursed |
| enamored | liking someone very much |
| enthralled | to make someone so interested and excited that they listen or watch something carefully |
| knavery | dishonest behavior |
| languish | to remain in a condition without improving or developing |
| repent | to say you are sorry to feel shame about something |
| to tarry | to spoil the good opinion that people have about someone |
| "Thou art" | you |
| vile | very bad or disgusting |
| virtuous | behaving in a very honest and moral way |
| celestial | pertaining to the sky or visible heaven |
| to conspire | to act or work together toward the same result or goal |
| to contrive | to bring about or effect by a plan, scheme, or the like; manage |
| derision | ridicule; mockery |
| extort | to wrest or wring (money, information, etc.) from a person by violence, intimidation, or abuse of authority; obtain by force, torture, threat, or the like |
| idle | of no real worth, importance, or significance |
| misprision | a mistake; misunderstanding |
| preposterous | completely contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd; senseless; utterly foolish |
| to rebuke | to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand |
| to recompense | to repay; remunerate; reward, as for service, aid, etc. |
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