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couplet
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A rhymed pair of lines with rhythmetic pattern.
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dramatic irony
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when the audience knows something a character does not
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dramatis personae
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the list of characters before a play
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paradox
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something that seems outlandish but comes true
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aside
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a remark spoken in undertone
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soliloquy
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a speech in a dramatic work with outloud thoughts
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corrosive
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sarcasm
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brandished
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to shake or wave (as in a weapon)menacingly in an ostentatious manner
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sieve
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mesh that witches used to transform in and fly on
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liege
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feudal superior
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harbinger
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one sent to alert someone (usually royalty) of another's arrival
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missives
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People sent with messages
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chastise
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to inflict punishment upon (as by whipping with a whip)
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impede
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to interfere with or slow the progress of something
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metaphysical
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supernatural
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esteem
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the regard in which one is held;especially in high regard
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mettle
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quality, temperment, or disposition
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repose
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to rest in sleep
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knell
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bell rung to signal death
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surfeit
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indulged in the appetite or senses (drunk)
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multitudinous
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existing in or consisting of numerable elemnts or aspects
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incardinine
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to redden;"bloodred" color
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equivocate
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to use words to deceive
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lament
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expressing sorrow;mourning
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sacrilegious
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gross irreverence toward an allowed person
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counterfeit
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made in imitation; something meant to deceive
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posterity
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all future generations
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parricide
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killing of a close relative
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dauntless
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fearless
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bounteous
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liberally bestowed;giving to or disposed to give freely (bountiful)
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sundry
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various and different selection
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jovial
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of good humor evidenced by joy and conviviality
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purged
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to make free of something or to clear of guilt
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contriver
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planner or deviser
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pious
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showing loyal reverance to a person
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blaspheming
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insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for god. In this use it refers to Jesus.
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conjure
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to summon a devil or a spirit by incantation
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pernicious
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deady:wicked:highly destructive
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diminutive
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notably small;tiny
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desdate
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devoid of inhabitants (deserted)
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avaricious
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greedy of gain
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abjure
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to reject or abstain from
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dire
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desparately urgent
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quarry
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pile or stack
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guise
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external appearance or costume
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sovereign
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the most exaulted kind;supreme;excellent
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epicures
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ones devoted to sensual pleasure
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pristine
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not spoiled, corrupted, or polluted;pure
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purgative
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purging;tendency to purge (as in medicine)
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speculative
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marked by questioning or curiousity
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arbitrate
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decide;determine
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palter
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to act insincerely
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usurp(er)
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one that seizes or holds a posession by force without right
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quell
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killing;murder
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