Printable Shakespeare Vocabulary: Twelfth Night flash cards
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| affectioned |
assumed artificially, as in affected sophistication |
| bowers |
clearing, a meadow |
| caterwauling |
to mimic the wailing noise of a cat |
| champain |
flat wide open land |
| cockatrice |
creature from mythology, half serpent, half cockerel, known to kill at a glance |
| compass |
to attain or achieve |
| contemned love |
unrequited love |
| crowner |
one who investigates |
| dismount thy tuck |
drops of sorrow, tears |
| dormouse valour |
limited amount of bravery |
| fools' zanies |
clowns' assistants |
| four elements |
belief that humanity is made of four elements: earth fire, air, water |
| fustian |
overtly grandiose |
| hard construction |
uncharitable interpretation |
| illyria |
mythical land located somewhere in the Mediterranean |
| misprision |
misunderstanding |
| mortal arbitrament |
settle a contention by battle to the death |
| motion of the liver |
the liver was believed to be the center of the passions |
| music from the spheres |
harmony |
| point-devise |
to the point of perfection |
| sow'd a grizzle on thy case |
grown a beard on your face |
| tabor |
drum used by clowns and jesters |
| willow cabin |
small shack with willow, symbol for unrequited love |
| affectioned |
assumed artificially, as in affected sophistication |
| bowers |
clearing, a meadow |
| caterwauling |
to mimic the wailing noise of a cat |
| champain |
flat wide open land |
| cockatrice |
creature from mythology, half serpent, half cockerel, known to kill at a glance |
| compass |
to attain or achieve |
| contemned love |
unrequited love |
| crowner |
one who investigates |
| dismount thy tuck |
drops of sorrow, tears |
| dormouse valour |
limited amount of bravery |
| fools' zanies |
clowns' assistants |
| four elements |
belief that humanity is made of four elements: earth fire, air, water |
| fustian |
overtly grandiose |
| hard construction |
uncharitable interpretation |
| illyria |
mythical land located somewhere in the Mediterranean |
| misprision |
misunderstanding |
| mortal arbitrament |
settle a contention by battle to the death |
| motion of the liver |
the liver was believed to be the center of the passions |
| music from the spheres |
harmony |
| point-devise |
to the point of perfection |
| sow'd a grizzle on thy case |
grown a beard on your face |
| tabor |
drum used by clowns and jesters |
| willow cabin |
small shack with willow, symbol for unrequited love |
