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Particular Topic: "CCSS.ELA-Literacy." precedes these numbers: 4.6. 5.6, 6.6, 7.6, 8.6, 9-10.6, 11-12.6
Context: "CCSS.ELA-Literacy." precedes these numbers: 2.4a, 3.4a, 4.4a, 5.4a, 6.4a, 7.4a, 8.4a, 9-10.4a, 11-12.4a
Reading: Literature: "CCSS.ELA-Literacy." precedes these numbers:
RL.2.4, RL.3.4, RL.4.4. RL.5.4, RL.6.4, RL.7.4, RL.8.4, RL.9-10.4, RL.11-12.4
Reading: Informational Text: "CCSS.ELA-Literacy." precedes these numbers:
RI.2.4, RI.3.4, RI.4.4. RI.5.4, RI.6.4, RI.7.4, RI.8.4, RI.9-10.4, RI.11-12.4
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An 78 word vocabulary list with definitions for The Merchant of Venice is arranged by Act.
Act I: 17 words
argosy = large merchant ship
venture = an undertaking involving risk: a speculative business enterprise
Janus = two-headed Roman god with two faces looking in opposite directions
alabaster = a fine-textured stone in white usually carved into objects
warranty = implied statement or guarantee of the integrity of a product
shaft = long handle of a weapon; an arrow
presage = foreshadow
commodity = an economic good; an article exchanged in commerce
surfeit = overabundant supply: excess; overindulgence in food or drink
superfluidity = oversupply; an excess
doublet = jacket
imposition = an overly burdensome demand or command; something charged
ducats = Venetian gold coins
squandered = spent extravagantly, wastefully or imprudently
usance = from usury = excessive rate of interest; usurer = a person
lending money and charging excessively
beholdin to = in a debt to
knave = male servant; tricky, deceitful person
Act II: 16 words
tawny = brownish orange to light brown color
Phoebus = god of the sun
incarnation = the embodiment of a deity or spirit in an earthy form
ergo = Latin for therefore
hovel = an open shed or shelter; a small hut
impertinent = not restrained or proper: rude, insolent
quaint = pleasingly old-fashioned; unusual and odd
apparel = clothes
reproach = to find fault with: blame for a mistake; to discredit
foppery = foolish character or action: folly
drone = stingless bee in a hive; a parasite
garnish = dress up with savory touches; embellish
dross = waste or foreign matter: impurity; unattractive appearance
carrion = dead and decaying flesh
ostents = suggests ostentatious = showing or excessive display, appearance
cozen = to deceive or trick by artful coaxing
Act III: 24 words
lading = cargo, freight
hinder = make slow or difficult: hamper; hold back
divers = various
flourish = a trumpet blast
knell = solemn toll of a bell
Hercules = Greek hero of great strength
Mars = god of war
excrement = waste matter from the body
dowry = property or gift of money a woman or man brings to marriage
sepulcher = place of burial: tomb; grave
Midas = mythological king destroyed by his greed
drudge = servant who does tiresome or menial work
shrewd = clever, hardheaded; harsh
mere = nothing more than
confound = to bring to ruin; destroy
gratis = free; without payment
impenetrable = incapable of being pierced or comprehended: impervious
impeach = to charge with misconduct in office; discredit
amity = friendship
liniment = a thin skin preparation to relieve pain
husbandry = management of resources: economy
endeavor = to try; to make a good effort
mincing = affectedly small, delicate and dainty
rasher = thin slice of bacon or ham
Act IV: 16 words
dram = tiny amount to drink
obdurate = hardened in feelings; resisting change: unyielding
tyranny = arbitrary and despotic government; severity
remorse = a deep regret arising from a sense of guilt: self-reproach
baned = prohibited esp. by legal means or social pressure; forbid
fret = to suffer emotional strain: worry
tainted = affected with something bad; corrupted morally
inexorable = not persuaded or moved by entreaty: relentless
Pythagoras = ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher
unhallowed = unholy; not sacred
rail = to criticize or scold in harsh or abusive talk
mitigate = lessen; make less severe
wrest = to pull, force or move by violent movements; to gain with difficulty
Barabbas = thief set free when Jesus was condemned to die
trifle = to talk in a mocking manner; to waste time idly
scruple = an ethical consideration that makes a person uneasy; qualm
Act V: 17 words
patens = metal plates, dishes used for the Eucharist
orb = ball
prattle = to make meaningless sounds like the chatter of children
Argus = mythological god with 100 eyes
in lieu of = in the place of: instead of
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As You Like It
Julius Caesar
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Macbeth
Much Ado About Nothing
Othello
Romeo and Juliet
The Merchant of Venice
The Taming of the Shrew
The Winter's Tale
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