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20 Cards in this Set
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pensive |
(adj) deeply thoughtful |
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enjoined |
(V) ordered |
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wayward |
(adj) headstrong |
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loathsome |
(adj) disgusting ; detestable |
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remnants |
(N) what is left over; remainders |
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penury |
(N) extreme poverty |
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haughty |
(adj) arrogant |
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ambiguities |
(N) statements or events whose meanings are unclear |
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scourge |
(N) instrument for inflicting punishment |
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poultice |
comforting treatment for an ailment |
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procure |
get; provide |
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rapier |
long, slender two-edged sword |
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scurvy knave |
person who acts like a jerk |
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shrift |
confession of sins to a priest in hopes of absolution |
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shroud |
burial cloth for dead body |
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wherefore |
why |
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woo |
seek someone's love or hand in marriage; to court |
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would |
wish |
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dramatic irony |
a contradiction between what a character thinks and says and what the audience or reader knows is true. |
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comic relief |
technique used to interrupt a serious scene by introducing a humorous character or situation |
