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The Merchant of Venice vocab list 4

Terms in this set (20)

reverence
great respect, high esteem
mirth
happiness and laughter, merriment
prodigal
carelessly wasteful,especially money
renowned
well-known, famou
presage
foretell or predict
thrift
wise and carefully use of money and goods
decree
an official command or decision
forfeit
to have to give sth up as a penalty for breaking a rule or law
valiant
very brave, heroic
impertinent
rude, disrespectful, impolite
edifice
a building, especially a huge one
curb
to check, control, or limit sth
suitor
a man who seeks to marry a woman and is courting her
virtuous
full of goodness, pure
fiend
an evil spirit or person, drug addict
haste
great speed in doing sth
dumb
unable to speak, mute
commodity
article that is sold or traded
usury
an out-of-date word for the practice of charging interest on the money that one lends long ago
penalty
a penalty established by law or authority for a crime or offense
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