King Lear Vocab

Which of the words means to scold?

• dominion

• abjure

• upbraid

• brazen

The Covid-19 seems to be an especially ___ virus.

• brazen

• pernicious

• choleric

• folly

If you had a feeling of antipathy, which of the following things would you NOT do?

• write in your journal

• take a walk

• be hateful

• be welcoming with open arms

Which word is a synonym of vex?

• Baffle or annoy

• Seduce or entice

• Belittle or demean

• Mollify or coddle

Who might have an opulent home?

• A pauper

• A king

• A peasant

What might be considered a brazen action?

• With diffidence, to ask your teacher to re-grade a paper

• With temerity, to demand your teacher change your grade

• To ask for no grade change

• To ignore your grade

True or False: King Lear abjured a couple of people at the beginning of the play.

• True

• False

If your parents beseeeched you to clean your room, he or she

• demanded

• insisted

• begged

• questioned if you should

What area was under King Lear's dominion?

• Burgundy

• France

• Luxembourg

• Britain

Which of the following characters would NOT be considered choleric?

• John the Savage

• Oedipus Rex

• King Lear

• Cordelia