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Madelyn Faith
Twelfth Night, Act 3, Scene 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ladyship | rank of a lady; the form used in speaking of or to a woman having the title of Lady |
| obstruction | something that obstructs, blocks, or closes up with an obstacle or obstacles; obstacle or hindrance |
| kinsman | a blood relative, especially a male. |
| bawcock | fine cock |
| collier | a coal miner |
| taint | to modify by or as if by a trace of something offensive or deleterious. |
| waylay | to await and accost unexpectedly |
| swaggering | pertaining to someone who boasts and brags |
| approbation | approval |
| clodpole | a stupid person |
| valor | braveness |
| cockatrice | a monster with a head, feet, and wings of a cock, knows for its glare |
| rapier | sword |
| incesement | enrage |
| implacable | unappeasable |
| sepulchre | a burial vault, tomb, or grave |
| indignation | righteous anger |
| beseech | to beg eagerly |
| negligence | the quality, fact, or result of being lazily careless |
| arbitrement | the power of absolute and final decision |
| scabbard | a sheathe |
| perdition | a state of final spiritual ruin |
| sanctity | a sacred thing |
| nightingales | birds |
| commend | deliver with confidence |
| dowry | a natural gift or talent |
| miscarry | to go astray |
| minx | a pert, impudent, or flirtatious girl. |
| twanged | to speak with a sharp, nasal tone |
| unchary | cautious |
| potent | powerful |
| derive | to trace from a source or origin |