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Glossary Act 1-5

A
affability- pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to
attain- to reach, achieve, or accomplish

aveng'd- inflict harm in return for (an injury or wrong done to oneself or
another)

B
befall- to happen to

betimes- before the usual or expected time; early

C
chide- scold or rebuke:
couchings- kneeling begging
confounded- to express anger
chastisement- punishment
conscience- an inner feeling or voice viewed as acting as a guide to the
rightness or wrongness of one's behavior

D
divers- several
durst- dared
defiance- the act or an instance of defying
E
enfranchisement- to endow with a franchise

faction- a group or clique within a larger group, party, government,


organization, or the like
fawn'd- to show affection

G
gamesome- playful and merry

H
hail- to greet with enthusiastic approval
Hence- as a consequence; for this reason

I
ides- day falling roughly in the middle of the month
intermit- suspend or discontinue (an action or practice) for a time

J
jade's- bad tempered

K
L
leisure- free time
legion- army

M
melteth- archaic 3rd person singular simple present indicative format melt

N
O
P
phantasm- a figment of the imagination; an illusion or apparition:
Q
R
S
spurn- quarl/fight

stoop- bend one's head or body forward and downward


strife- angry or bitter disagreement
surest- confident
shriller- high-pitched and piercing in sound quality

T
taper- candle
therein- respect
trod- a simple past tense and past participle of tread
tributaries- a stream that flows to a larger stream or other body of water
tempests- a violent windstorm, especially one with rain, hail, or snow
U
V
visage- a person's face, with reference to the form or proportions of the
features:
valiant- showing courage
virtue- behavior showing high moral standards

W
X
Y
yoked- allied

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