| surfeit | to gorge, overindulge in eating |
| cloister | monastery or place of seclusion |
| provident | acting with an eye toward the future; prudent, frugal |
| abjure | to renounce or reject; abstain from |
| ducat | old European word for coin |
| prodigal | extravagantly or recklessly wasteful |
| transgress | to violate a law or sin |
| nonpareil | having no equal |
| fervor | intensity of feeling |
| peevish | fretful, obstinate |
| churlish | vulgar or uncivil, difficult to work or deal with |
| mellifluous | having a rich, smooth flow |
| cater waulling | protesting or crying harshly |
| mitigate | to make less harsh, hostile or painful |
| staid | having calmness and self restraint; sober or grave |
| bide | to wait for, put up with, tolerate |
| damask | a firm, lustrous fabric with patters in satin |
| niggardly | grudginly reluctant to spend; stingy |
| demure | modest, reserved or coy |
| prerogative | an exclusive, right, power or privilege belonging to one due to status |
| inure | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses |
| wanton | hard to control, unruly, mischievous |
| loath | unwilling to do something against one’s way of thinking; disinclined |
| upbraid | to scold or criticize severely |
| martial | of or related to the war or military |
| visage | face, aspect or appearance of something |
| presage | an omen or indication of the future |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or over emphasizes particulars in presentation or use of knowledge |
twelfth night vocabulary
July 8, 2019