Shakespeare Vocab Lesson 51
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mackensiemartin on February 5, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 polyphony | music in which two or more independent melodies are sounded together |
| theatrical | over dramatic, exaggerated behavior |
| pontificate | to speak in a self important manner |
| portal | a doorway--especially a large one |
| portly | heavy or round in a stately manner |
| posterity | future generations, all descendants of a person |
| ribald | vulgar humor, profane |
| rife | common occurance, abundant |
| rigor | strictness, severity |
| rivulet | a small stream, brook |
| sequester | to seclude |
| sentinel | one who keeps guard as a sentry |
| rotund | very plump, round |
| serpentine | resembling a serpent, wily or tempted; diabolical |
| sever | to cut or seperate |
| shrill | a high pitched or piercing sound |
| supplication | begging, humbly asking for a favor |
| surfeited | fed or supplied to excess |
| terminate | to bring to an end |
| terrestrial | of the earth or pertaining to the earth |
| ponderous | very heavy, unwieldly from weight |
| tidings | information or news |
| tier | on of a series of rows or levels |
| titanic | massive, enormous scope |
| titter | to snicker or giggle nervously |
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