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Act 4 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| venom | the poisonous fluid that snakes, insects, scorpions, and other animals produce and transmit to their prey by biting or stinging. |
| avaricious | greedy especially for wealth |
| sear | to burn or scorch the outside of |
| charm | an action of utterance whose performance is believed to have magical effects; spell |
| noble | of high or excellent mind, character, or virtues; not motivated by low or petty concerns |
| braggart | one who boasts a lot |
| widow | a woman whose husband has died and who has not married again. |
| bodements | predictions |
| legions | armies |
| yoke | a harness; something that oppresses or burdens |
| enchant | to put under a magic spell; or as if under a magic spell, bewitch |
| cauldron | a round metal pot that is hung or placed over a fire, used for boiling liquids |
| vice | an immoral or evil act; wickedness |
| cure | to cause to recover completely from an undesirable condition, such as a disease or disability |
| villain | a vile or evil person; any person considered to be a chief cause of suffering, misery, or failure. |
| dolour | a feeling or mood of sorrow, grief, or woe. |
| newt | a small salamander |
| sanctify | to make sacred or holy |
| gibbet | a structure built for execution by hanging and for the public exhibition of those hanged; gallows |
| scruples | reservations |
| hag | an ugly old woman, especially one considered frightening or wicked; a woman believed to possess and use magical powers, especially evil; witch |
| integrity | a strong sense of honesty and morality; firmness of moral and ethical character |
| pernicious | having a very harmful or fatal effect; injurious, deadly, or destructive |
| grace | beauty, harmony, or charm in bearing |
| entrails | the inner organs of a human or other animal |
| intemperance | lack of restraint in the indulgence of an appetite |
| thrice | to repudiate or renounce |
| woe | great suffering or sorrow; trouble, or misfortune |
| abjure | in three instances; three times |
| curse | an expression of a desire that someone or something might suffer lasting misfortune, or, in tales of magic, a spell that brings lasting misfortune |
| credulous | disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible |
| hemlock | any of several poisonous herbs that have lacy leaves and bear small white flowers |
| folly | foolishness |
| potent | having strength; powerful |
| wit | intelligence |
| sovereignty | Supreme power or authority, especially over a state or other political body |
| judicious | Using sound judgment; wise; prudent |
| anticipate | To look forward to; expect |
| appease | To cause to become calmer or less agitated, especially by satisfying demands or making concessions; placate |
| demerits | faults |
| scepture | A ceremonial staff that symbolises a monarch's power |
| laudable | Worthy of praise |
| vanquish | To subdue or defeat by or as if by greater force; conquer |
| redress | To make restitution to or for |
| orphan | A person, especially a child, whose parents have died |
| nigh | Near |
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kailyn.breeding
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