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Act 4 Vocab.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Shroud | a burial cloth |
| Vial | a small bottle for liquids |
| Distill | to purify of refine. To increase the strength of a substance |
| Bier | a structure upon which a corpse, or a coffin, is placed. |
| Abate | to reduce in amount or intensity |
| Valor | bravery, boldness or determination |
| Behest | an order, An authoritative command |
| Enjoin | to order someone to do something; urge |
| Prostrate | to be flat; to kneel or fall to the ground in humility or surrender; laying flat. |
| Provision | arrangement or preparation beforehand, as for the doing of something, the meeting of needs, the supplying of means, etc. |
| Receptacle | a container |
| Fester | to develop puss; rot. |
| Distraught | troubled, anxious |
| Environ | to surround |
| Curfew | a specified time when inhabitants of a town are required to be off the streets. A bell or other signal announcing this time. |
| Beguile | to deceive; trick. To spend time pleasantly. |
| Pilgrimage | any long journey for a particular purpose |
| Lamentable | distressing |
| Martyr | a person who is put to death or endures great suffering on behalf of any belief, principle, or cause |
| Array | an orderly display, fine clothes and accessories |
| Lament | to grieve for |
| Dirge | a funeral hymn |