Twelfth Night Vocabulary List

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Twelfth Night Vocabulary List 2

• 1. peevishly (adv.)
• with bad temper
• Example Malvolio peevishly instructed Toby and
  Andrew to cease their late-night noisy drinking.
• 2. churlish (adj.)
• rude
• Example The churlish man tried to cut in front
  of us in line.
• 3. frailty (n)
• the condition of being weak or breakable.
• Example The womans frailty was obvious by the
  way she leaned on her cane and shuffled slowly
  across the room.
• 4. scholar (n)
• a learned person a specialist of knowledge.
• Example We consulted with a scholar who was
  knowledgeable about the ancient religious texts.

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• 5. rouse (v)
• to awaken or become active.
• Example My mother tried to rouse my brother
  from sleep so that he would get to school on
  time.
• 6. knave (n)
• a crafty, unprincipled fellow
• Example The crafty knave, Toby, incited his
  friend Andrew to pick a fight.
• 7. mitigation (n)
• the quality of being milder or less intense
• Example Her many character witnesses and
  recent charity work served as mitigation when the
  judge considered punishment for her crime.
• 8. indignation (n)
• anger at something unjust or mean
• Example He felt great indignation for having
  been assigned detention when his friend had
  copied his answers.

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• 9. wench (n)
• a woman servant
• Example The wench brought in the feast for the
  party.
• 10. giddy (adj.)
• light-headed dizzy
• Example We felt giddy after leaving the
  rollercoaster.
• 11. spinster (n)
• an older unmarried woman (unflattering term)
• Her mother kidded that if she didnt find a
  boyfriend soon she would end up a spinster.
• 12. melancholy (n) or (adj.)
• sadness or depression of spirits.
• Example The anniversary of the tragic accident
  was marked by melancholy.

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• palate (n)
• sense of taste.
• Example The double chocolate cake with mint
  ice cream was very pleasing to the palate.
• sinews (n)
• a tendon muscular strength
• Example The gymnasts sinews were on display as
  he held his pose on the still rings.
• abhors (v)
• hates
• Example Jonathon abhors writing essays for
  English class.