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The Merchant of Venice Vocabulary
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- 1ArgosiesDefinition: Ships
- 2EdificeDefinition: Building
- 3PeevishDefinition: Irritable
- 4ExhortationDefinition: Persuasion
- 5CommendableDefinition: Praiseworthy
- 6AbridgedDefinition: Curtailed
(to cut off a part of; reduce; diminish) - 7ProdigalDefinition: Wasteful
- 8RenownedDefinition: Famous
- 9SurfeitDefinition: Satisfy
- 10RequiteDefinition: Repay
- 11ImputationDefinition: Accusation
- 12ForfeitDefinition: Sacrifice
- 13HazardDefinition: Risk
- 14CounselDefinition: Advise
- 15ImpertinentDefinition: Impudent
(obsolete, shameless, brazenly immodest) - 16MisconstrueDefinition: Misunderstand
- 17HeinousDefinition: Hateful
- 18PeruseDefinition: Read
- 19ReproachDefinition: Scold
- 20ObscuredDefinition: Hidden
- 21SolemnizedDefinition: Honoured
- 22CasualtyDefinition: Disaster
- 23BarbarousDefinition: Uncivilized
- 24CozenDefinition: Cheat
- 25GleanedDefinition: Gathered
- 26FortnightDefinition: Two Weeks
- 27ForbearDefinition: Refrain
- 28AloofDefinition: Distant
- 29EngenderedDefinition: Born
- 30WantonDefinition: Unrestrained
- 31BereftDefinition: Stripped
- 32PresageDefinition: Foretell
- 33ImpenetrableDefinition: Impervious
- 34ImpeachDefinition: Discredit
- 35BestowDefinition: Give
- 36AdversaryDefinition: Opponent
- 37ObdurateDefinition: Stubborn
- 38ImpedimentDefinition: Hindrance
- 39MitigateDefinition: Lessen
- 40PrecendentDefinition: Example
- 41PerjuryDefinition: Lie
- 42InfidelDefinition: Unbeliever
- 43ContriveDefinition: Plot
- 44In lieu of...Definition: In place of...
- 45MercenaryDefinition: Greedy
- 46PaltryDefinition: Trivial
- 47VehementDefinition: Fervent
(enthusiasm; intensity of spirit) - 48AbateDefinition: Diminish
- 49ZealDefinition: Enthusiasm
- 50MiscarryDefinition: Fail
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- A series of words that are useful to know when reading The Merchant of Venice
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