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Merchant of Venice Vocab
acts 1-5
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10th Grade
11/06/2006
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sad (adj.)

1.1.1
 Definition
serious; unhappy
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burgher (n.)

1.1.10
 Definition
a merchant; a citizen of a medieval town
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ague (n.)

1.1.23
 Definition
an illness alternating in a fever and a chill
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edifice (n.)

1.1.30
 Definition
a building
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jaundice (n.)

1.1.85
 Definition
a disease resulting in the yellowing of the skin
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reputed (past particple adj)

1.1.96
 Definition
considered
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chaff (n.)

1.1.116
 Definition
the dry casings of cereal grains
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exhortation (n.)

1.1.104
 Definition
an urgent appeal
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prodigal (adj.)

1.1.129
 Definition
wastefully extravagant
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hazard (n.)

1.1.151
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chance
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superfluity (n.)

1.2.8
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excess
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surfeit (n.)

1.2.5
3.2.114
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excess
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casket (n.)

1.2.88
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box;chest
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imputation (n.)

1.3.13
 Definition
an attribution;blame
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fulsome (adj.)

1.3.83
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offensive or disgusting; lustful, obscene
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gratis (adj.)

1.3.41
 Definition
free of charge
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pied (adj.)

1.3.76
1.3.83
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spotted
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ewe (n.)

1.2.27
1.3.92
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female sheep
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forfeiture (n.)

1.3.162
3.2.283
 Definition
the surrender of something placed in escrow and then redeemed in payment of a debt
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scimitar (n.)

2.1.24
 Definition
a curved sword with the edge on the convex side
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scant (v.t.)

2.1.17
3.2.112
5.1.141
 Definition
to give an inadequate portion to
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incarnation (n.)

2.2.25
 Definition
a physical manifestation of a supernatural thing
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masque (n.)

2.4.22
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a dramatic entertainment, usually based on a mythological or allegorical theme; a masquerade
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casement (n.)

2.5.34
 Definition
a window sash
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foppery (n.)

2.5.35
 Definition
the dress and manner of a man who is obsessed with his clothes and appearance
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drone (n.)

2.5.47
 Definition
a stingless male bee that does no work
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strumpet (n.)

2.6.16
 Definition
a prostitute
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immured (past particple adj)

2.7.52
 Definition
walled up, as in a tomb
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amorous (adj.)

2.8.9
 Definition
strongly attracted to love
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gondola (n.)

2.8.8
 Definition
a light-weight boat
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nuptial (adj.)

2.9.6
 Definition
pertaining to a wedding
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glean (v.t.)

2.9.45
 Definition
to gather bit by bit, especially grain left behind by reapers
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lading (n.)

3.1.3
 Definition
cargo,freight
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anon (adv.)

2.2.109
3.5.79
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adv., soon
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prolixity (n.)

3.1.11
2.9.96
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tending to speak overlong;tedious wordiness
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dam (n.)

3.1.28
 Definition
mother
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mart (n.)

3.1.43
 Definition
marketplace
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argosy (n.)

3.1.93
 Definition
ship
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forswear;forsworn (v.t.)

3.2.11
 Definition
to renounce; to disavow
past participle (adj.) renounced ldisavowed
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fray (n.)

3.2.62
 Definition
a battle
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gaudy (adj.)

3.2.101
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showy in a vulgar or tasteless way
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wanton (adj.)

3.2.93
 Definition
lustful
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drudge (n.)

3.2.103
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a person who does tedious, hard work
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gambol (v.i.)

3.2.93
 Definition
to frolic (do not confuse with "to gamble"
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allay (v.t.)

3.2.113
 Definition
to relieve
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treble (adj.)

3.2.153
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triple
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constitution (n.)

3.2.246
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the physical makeup of a person
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abroad (adv.)

3.3.10
 Definition
adv., out of doors; outside
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semblance (n.)

3.4.20
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replica
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accountered (past part. adj.)

3.4.63
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dressed
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obdurate (adj.)

4.1.8
 Definition
hardened against feeling
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commisseration (n.)

4.1.30
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sympathy
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abject (adj.)

4.1.92
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miserable, wretched, contemptible
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viands (n.)

4.1.97
 Definition
meats
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execrable (adj.)

4.1.128
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hateful, abhorrent
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importunity (n.)

4.1.158
 Definition
a plea; an entreaty
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become (v.i.)

4.1.186
 Definition
to show to advantage; to flatter
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impugn (v.t.)

4.1.177
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to attack as false or questioanble
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temporal (adj.)

4.1.187
 Definition
related to the material world and therefore passing
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mitigate (v.t.)

4.1.201
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to alleviate
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wrest (v.t.)

4.1.213
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to extract by force
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principal (n.)

4.1.26
 Definition
a sum of money owed as a debt, upon which interest is calculated
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mercenary (n.)

4.1.416
 Definition
motived solely by money or mateiral gain
a professional soldier hired to work for a foreign country
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abate (v.i.) (v.t.)

5.1.198
 Definition
to lessen; to subside
to reduce in amount or intesity
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surety (n.)

5.1.254
1.3.77
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one who has contracted to be responsible for another, especially one who assumes responsibilities or debts in the event of default
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