February 22nd, 2005
Vocabulary: Shakespeare (Act4)
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ACT 4: Vocabulary
1. brinded [synonym: brindled, brindle, tabby] : scene 1 line 1
- (adj.) having a gray or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used specially of the patterned fur of cats
a. Sheila loves her brinded fur coat.
b. Brinded carpets are very expensive.
c. Garfield’s fur is brinded.
2. drab : scene 1 line 31
- (n.) a slattern
- a woman prostitute
a. A drab is considered as an outcast in Jesus’ time like Mary Magdalene.
b. She was like a drab when she got drunk.
c. Most of young women today work as a drab in a bar because of lack of money.
3. yeasty : scene 1 line 54
- (adj.) causing or characterized by unrest or agitation; turbulent
- frothy; frivolous
a. Due to all-night partying and sleepless nights, Andrea became very yeasty about her eye-bags.
b. She was said to be yeasty when she encounters the terror teacher.
c. Their yeasty mood the day before the event made the outcome not as good as expected.
4. chafe : scene 1 line 104
- (n.) warmth, wear, or soreness produced by friction
- annoyance; vexation
a. Chafing is Amanda’s initial reaction when she meets people who are stubborn.
b. Chafe is the word to describe Sam’s feeling towards Gollum in the Lord of the Rings.
c. Chafing is natural when you meet a person whom you don’t like.
5. wit : scene 2 line 49
- (n.) the natural ability to perceive and understand; intelligence
a. With his wit and charm, the lawyer was able to win the case.
b. Charlotte Bronte’s wit made her a successful writer.
c. Being witty is one of the factors that our senators should have.
6. homely : scene 2 line 74
- (adj.) lacking in physical beauty or proportion
- plain and unpretentious
- without artificial refinement or elegance
a. She felt homely towards herself every time his friends tell him he looks sluggish and terribly harassed.
b. She went to the prom with a homely disposition.
c. Everything in the house was homely and dull.
7. sole : scene 3 line 14
- (n.) the underside of the foot
- the underside of a shoe or boot; often excluding the heel
a. The soles of my shoe are already worn out.
b. The soles of the farmer’s feet are very dirty due to working in the fields barefooted.
c. Then imprint on the cement was of the workers sole.
8. confineless : scene 3 line 66
- (a.) without limitation or end; boundless
a. A mother’s love to her child is confineless.
b. She talks too much like it’s confineless.
c. Last night Aimee cried confinelessly after breaking up with her boyfriend.
9. confound : scene 3 line 115
- (v.) to fail to distinguish
- to make (something bad) worse
- to damn; destroy
a. Jeremy got mad at Jason because he confounded the project that he made all night long.
b. The tsunami that hit South East Asia confounded many lives.
c. Patrick and Janoel promised that money could not confound their friendship.
10. doff : scene 3 line 217
- (v.) to take off; remove
- to put aside; discard
a. Doff that kitten from my desk, it’s ruining my project.
b. You have to doff your materialistic thoughts for you to find true happiness.
c. Mom asked me to help my sister doff her bad habits.
ACT 4: Vocabulary
1. brinded [synonym: brindled, brindle, tabby] : scene 1 line 1
- (adj.) having a gray or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used specially of the patterned fur of cats
a. Sheila loves her brinded fur coat.
b. Brinded carpets are very expensive.
c. Garfield’s fur is brinded.
2. drab : scene 1 line 31
- (n.) a slattern
- a woman prostitute
a. A drab is considered as an outcast in Jesus’ time like Mary Magdalene.
b. She was like a drab when she got drunk.
c. Most of young women today work as a drab in a bar because of lack of money.
3. yeasty : scene 1 line 54
- (adj.) causing or characterized by unrest or agitation; turbulent
- frothy; frivolous
a. Due to all-night partying and sleepless nights, Andrea became very yeasty about her eye-bags.
b. She was said to be yeasty when she encounters the terror teacher.
c. Their yeasty mood the day before the event made the outcome not as good as expected.
4. chafe : scene 1 line 104
- (n.) warmth, wear, or soreness produced by friction
- annoyance; vexation
a. Chafing is Amanda’s initial reaction when she meets people who are stubborn.
b. Chafe is the word to describe Sam’s feeling towards Gollum in the Lord of the Rings.
c. Chafing is natural when you meet a person whom you don’t like.
5. wit : scene 2 line 49
- (n.) the natural ability to perceive and understand; intelligence
a. With his wit and charm, the lawyer was able to win the case.
b. Charlotte Bronte’s wit made her a successful writer.
c. Being witty is one of the factors that our senators should have.
6. homely : scene 2 line 74
- (adj.) lacking in physical beauty or proportion
- plain and unpretentious
- without artificial refinement or elegance
a. She felt homely towards herself every time his friends tell him he looks sluggish and terribly harassed.
b. She went to the prom with a homely disposition.
c. Everything in the house was homely and dull.
7. sole : scene 3 line 14
- (n.) the underside of the foot
- the underside of a shoe or boot; often excluding the heel
a. The soles of my shoe are already worn out.
b. The soles of the farmer’s feet are very dirty due to working in the fields barefooted.
c. Then imprint on the cement was of the workers sole.
8. confineless : scene 3 line 66
- (a.) without limitation or end; boundless
a. A mother’s love to her child is confineless.
b. She talks too much like it’s confineless.
c. Last night Aimee cried confinelessly after breaking up with her boyfriend.
9. confound : scene 3 line 115
- (v.) to fail to distinguish
- to make (something bad) worse
- to damn; destroy
a. Jeremy got mad at Jason because he confounded the project that he made all night long.
b. The tsunami that hit South East Asia confounded many lives.
c. Patrick and Janoel promised that money could not confound their friendship.
10. doff : scene 3 line 217
- (v.) to take off; remove
- to put aside; discard
a. Doff that kitten from my desk, it’s ruining my project.
b. You have to doff your materialistic thoughts for you to find true happiness.
c. Mom asked me to help my sister doff her bad habits.
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