Quizlet Payne 4th quarter exam

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  1. a: sometimes used to mean "he"
  2. anguish: torment
  3. anon: soon
  4. apt: appropriate
  5. art: are
  6. audacious: bold
  7. barren: childless
  8. beguiled: deceived; charmed
  9. beseeched: implored; begged
  10. betwixt: between
  11. celestial: heavenly; divine
  12. chide: scold mildly
  13. chronicle: record in a historical account
  14. clamorous: loud
  15. compass: a tool used to measure direction
  16. con: to know, learn, or study
  17. confederacy: union of states or people; alliance
  18. consecrated: sacred; sanctified
  19. coronet: a small crown
  20. cranny: crevice; crack
  21. cunning: craftiness; guile
  22. cur: mongrel; cowardly person
  23. dank: damp
  24. disdainful: comtemptuous
  25. dissension: disagreement
  26. dote: show excessive fondness
  27. Dramatic Structure- 1: Exposition (Introduction)
  28. Dramatic Structure- 2: Rising action (complications)
  29. Dramatic Structure- 3: Crisis (turning point)
  30. Dramatic Structure- 4: Falling action
  31. Dramatic Structure- 5: Resolution (Denouement)
  32. dulcet: melodious
  33. Elizabethan: happening in the period of Queen Elizabeth's rule
  34. enamored: charmed; captivated
  35. enthralled: held spellbound
  36. entice: tempt
  37. eyne: eyes
  38. fray: heated dispute; brawl
  39. glimmering: flickering of light
  40. grisly: gruesome
  41. hast: have
  42. keen: sharp and acute
  43. languish: weaken
  44. leagues: a distance equal to 3 miles
  45. loam: mixture of clay, sand, and straw used in brick making
  46. mantle: cloak
  47. mirth: gaiety; merriment
  48. nuptial: related to a wedding ceremony
  49. peck: a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons
  50. prithee: please (short for "I pray thee")
  51. provender: a stock or supply of foods
  52. rebuke: criticize sharply
  53. revels: festivities
  54. saucy: impertinent
  55. Shakespeare's nickname: the bard (poet)
  56. sojourned: resided temporarily
  57. sooth: truth or sweetness
  58. taunt: tease
  59. tawny: yellowish brown
  60. tragic flaw: a fatal flaw in the main character which causes their downfall. in Shakespeare's tragedies.
  61. vexation: annoyance