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Shakespeare vocab
Archaic words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adieu | good-bye, farewell |
| alas, alack | expresses sorrow |
| anon | soon, immediately after |
| art | are |
| attend | to wait upon, to pay attention |
| cousin | any close relative |
| dost, doth | do, does |
| ere | before |
| fie | a curse |
| hark | listen |
| hast, hath | have, has |
| hence | from this place |
| ho | an exclamation that calls to attention, mocks or celebrates |
| knave | a villain |
| list | listen |
| morrow | day |
| nay | no |
| ne'er | never |
| oft | often |
| passing | surprisingly, exceedingly |
| perchance | maybe |
| prithee | I pray thee; please |
| resolve | to answer; to reply |
| sirrah | a lowly person |
| thee, thy, thou, thine | you, your, yours |
| thence | from that place; from there |
| 'tis | it is |
| troth | belief |
| 'twere, 'twas | it were, it was |
| want | lack |
| wench | a female person; varies in tone from tenderness to contempt |
| wherefore | why |
| woo | to seek and gain |
| yea | yes |
| perforce | of necessity |