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King Lear Vocab 1
King Lear Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Constant | steadfast in purpose or devotion or affection |
| Opulent | rich and superior in quality |
| Propinquity | the property of being close together |
| Wrath | intense anger |
| Folly | foolish or senseless behavior |
| Dominion | a region marked off for administrative or other purposes |
| Infirmity | the state of being weak in health or body |
| Beseech | ask for or request earnestly |
| Benison | a spoken blessing |
| Rash | marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences |
| Unruly | unwilling to submit to authority |
| Choleric | easily moved to anger |
| Discord | strife resulting from a lack of agreement |
| Malediction | the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil |
| Dissipation | breaking up and scattering by dispersion |
| Breach | a failure to perform some promised act or obligation |
| Upbraid | express criticism towards |
| Ceremonious | characterized by pomp and stately display |
| Wont | an established custom |
| Abatement | an interruption in the intensity or amount of something |
| Bandy | exchange blows |
| Gall | a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will |
| Kin | group of people related by blood or marriage |
| Sovereignty | royal authority |
| Dotage | mental infirmity as a consequence of old age |