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Twelfth Night Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abatement | a lessening or deduction in amount, degree, or force; the ending of a law. |
| Caper | to leap or skip about in a sprightly manner. |
| Quaff | to drink a beverage heartily. |
| Masque | a dramatic verse or composition written for such an entertainment. |
| Troth | a solemn pledge esp. promised to remain faithful exchange by a bride and groom or an engaged couple. |
| Forswear | to renounce seriously or to renounce under an oath. |
| Barren | not producing fruit or seed; not pregnant or unable to become so. |
| Distaff | a staff with a cleft end for holding wool or flax from which the thread is drawn. |
| Upbraid | to remove sharply or reproach. |
| Whet | to sharpen by rubbing or grinding (knife, sword); to sharpen one’s appetite. |
| Surfeit | the state of being more than full or having more than enough. |
| Extravagancy | immoderate spending of money. |
| Churlish | characteristics of someone that is rude. |
| Peevishly | showing annoyance, irritation, or a bad mood. |
| Knave | a dishonest or unscrupulous man. |
| Deplore | to feel or express strong disapproval or condemn. |
| Abhor | to detest or loathe. |
| Aversion | a loathing or repugnance. |
| Motley | Having many colors; variegated; parti-colored |
| Wanton | hard to control, unruly, mischievous |