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Taming of the Shrew
Vocabulary Test #1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |