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Taming of the Shrew
Vocabulary Test #1
Question | Answer |
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abate | to reduce in intensity or amount |
affable | friendly, courteous, amiable |
amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial; civil and urbane |
austere | strict, stern; unadorned |
balk | to defeat, check, or stop as if by a barrier |
balm | a soothing substance or one that gives relief |
bauble | something bright and showy, sometimes expensive but usually of little use |
beguile | to deceive, to mislead, to persuade with charm |
bestow | to grant or give |
broach | to open up for the first time |
chide | to voice disapproval, to scold |
clamor | loud noise or shouting |
collaborate | to work together |
communal | pertaining to a group or community |
conceit | excessively high opinion of one's own worth or ability |
confound | to cause one to become confused |
congeal | to solidify or to coagulate |
credulous | believing on slight evidence, gullible |
daunt | to intimidate, to dismay |
derivative | something that comes from another thing |
diligent | characterized by steady, attentive, and energetic effort in a pursuit or study |
din | loud and discordant noises, cacophony |
disdain | intense dislike; to treat with scorn or contempt, to reject as unworthy |
dissemble | to disguise, to pretend |
distinguished | renowned, important |
dotard | a senile person |
dulcet | pleasing to the ear, melodious, euphonious |
engender | to cause, to produce, to create |
entreaty | a plea, an earnest request |
esteem | estimate of value; approval and respect often blended with fondness |
extemporaneous | made with little or no preparation, not planned |
feint | a false appearance, a fake punch to occupy defenses allowing a real blow |
flout | to treat with contempt |
forbearance | patience, lenience |
forswear | to renounce and to repudiate |
fret | to worry or be annoyed |
frivolous | lacking ins seriousness or importance |
gambol | to playfully skip or leap |
giddy | dizzy |
girth | size or dimensions (usually the measure around a body) |
gravity | seriousness, importance |
heed | to give attention to |
heralded | announced or publicized |
homage | a reverential regard, respect shown by external action |
husband | to manage prudently and in a conservative manner |