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The Merchant of Venice
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10th Grade
03/04/2009

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abate
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to reduce in intensity or amount
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aloof
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apart, different
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amity
Definition
friendship
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bestow
Definition
to grant or give
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burnish
Definition
to make shiny or polish by rubbing
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demure
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serious, reserved, coy
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dulcet
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pleasing to the ear, melodious, euphonious
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edifice
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a very large building
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entreaty
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a plea, an earnest request
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epitaph
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an inscription in memory of a dead person(usually on a tombstone)
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gambol
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to playfully skip or leap
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gratis
Definition
free
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gravity
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seriousness,importance
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grievous
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characterized by severe suffering or sorrow, serious or grave
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impertinent
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insolently rude,not within the proper bounds of good taste or manners
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impugn
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to assail or attack one's honor or integrity
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impute
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to blame or to charge
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jaundiced
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prejudiced, having a hostile attitude resulting from distorted reasoning
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malice
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desire to harm others
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melancholy
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depression of spirits
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mirth
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gladness and merriment usually accompanied by laughter
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mitigate
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to cause to become less harsh or hostile;to make less severe
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obdurate
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extremely stubborn, unwilling to accept advice
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obscure
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difficult to see, vague
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peevish
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fretful, obstinate
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perjury
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false testimony under oath
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presage
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something that foreshadows a future event;foreknowlede of the future
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prodigal
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wasteful, a person given to extravagance
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quaint
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unusual in character or appearance
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spurn
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to reject or to refuse with hostility
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superfluous
Definition
beyone what is needed or required, an overflow
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surfeited
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fed or supplied to excess
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tarry
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to delay in coming or going, to linger
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trifling
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not significant, frivolous
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vehement
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forcefully expressing emotion or conviction
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wanton
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immoral, lewd
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zeal
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enthusiasm, fervor
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