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As You Like It Vocab
Vocabulary for the Shakespeare Play
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| nimble | quick to understand, think, or devise |
| martial | of, suitable for, or associated with war or the armed forces |
| prodigal | wastefully or recklessly extravagant |
| irrevocable | not to be revoked or recalled, unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable |
| dissuade | to deter by advice or persuasion; to persuade not to do something |
| penury | extreme poverty; destitution |
| mirth | joy or pleasure |
| testament | a will, especially one that relates to the disposition of one's personal property |
| flout | to show disdain, scorn or contempt; to scoff, mock, or gibe |
| mutiny | to revolt against authority |
| whetstone | anything that sharpens |
| taunting | abusing vocally |
| usurper | one who wrongfully seizes or illegally seizes and holds the place of another |
| rumination | the act of pondering |
| courtier | a person who is often in attendance at the court of a king or other royal personage |
| clamorous | conspicuously and offensively loud |
| disdainful | full of or showing disdain; scornful |
| entreat | to ask earnestly; beseech; impore; beg |
| adversity | a state of hardship or misfortune |
| boisterous | rough or rude; unbending; unyeilding; strong |
| resolute | firmly resolved or determined; set in purpose or opinion |