Shakespeare Vocab - Week 5

forbear

• to engage in a debate

• to decrease in size over time

• to hold back; withhold

• to encourage or support

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

bandying

• to strike back and forth

• to take apart a structure

• to fix or mend something carefully

• to build a barrier

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

sped

• to travel at a slow pace

• to wander in no certain direction

• to cook food slowly over low heat

• to be fatally wounded; killed

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

pepper'd

• to add spice to food

• ruined; wounded or pierced

• to be pestered or harassed

• to tease someone

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2D

CCSS.L.5.2E

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

warrant

• a small insect found in damp areas

• to investigate something thoroughly

• to provide a warning or caution

• to guarantee; confirm the certainty of something

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

zounds

• a type of medieval weapon

• a term for a foul smell

• God's wounds; exclamation expressing frustration and pain

• a small, furry animal native to England

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

braggart

• a term for someone who is humble and reserved

• a person who boasts or brags

• A type of medieval musical instrument

• a mythical creature from English folklore

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

devise

• to invent, plan, or create

• a method of navigation used by sailors

• a decorative emblem or symbol

• a medieval building

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

slander

• a type of medieval footwear

• a form of medieval poetry

• a term for a loud, unpleasant noise

• to make false and damaging statements about someone

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4