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12th night flashcard project
this is the project for ms stephens's project due March 22 2013
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Other
8th Grade
02/26/2013

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Cards

Term

 

 

 

Surfeit

Definition

 

 

indulge (ones apetite) to satiety

Term

 

 

abatement

Definition

 

 

the act of abating

Term

 

 

fancy

Definition

 

 

not plain; decorative or animated

Term

 

 

pestilence

Definition

 

 

any epidemic disease with a high death rate

Term

 

 

brine

Definition

 

 

a strong solution of salt and water for pickling

Term

 

 

sovereign

Definition

 

 

a nation's ruler or head of state usually by heredity right

Term

 

 

provident

Definition

 

 

providing carefully for the future

Term

 

 

prattle

Definition

 

 

speak (about unimportant matters) rapid and incesstantly

Term

 

 

virtuous

Definition

 

 

morally excellent

Term

 

 

virtue

 

 

Definition

 

 

the quality of doing what's right and avoiding what is wrong

Term

 

 

eunuch

 

 

Definition

 

 

a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction

Term

 

 

prodigal

Definition

 

 

recklessly wasteful

Term

 

 

quarreler

 

Definition

 

 

a disputant who quarrels

Term

 

 

accost

 

 

Definition

 

 

speak to someone

Term

 

 

constitution

Definition

 

 

the constituion written at the Constituional of Conventions in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original 13 states

Term

 

 

constellation

Definition

 

 

a configuration of stars

Term

 

 

strife

Definition

 

 

bitter conflict

Term

 

 

transgress

 

Definition

 

 

act in disregaredof laws, rules,contracts, or promises

Term

 

 

amends

Definition

 

 

something done or paid in expiation of a wrong

Term

 

 

syllogism

 

Definition

 

 

deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises

Term

 

 

catechize

Definition

 

 

give religious instructions

Term

 

 

surfeit

Definition

 

 

indulge (ones apetite) to satiety

Term

 

 

abatement

Definition

 

 

the act of abating

Term

 

 

fancy

 

 

Definition

 

 

not plain; decorative or animated

Term

 

 

pestilence

 

Definition

 

 

any epidemic disease with a high death rate

Term

 

 

brine

Definition

 

 

a strong solution of salt and water for pickling

Term

 

 

sovereign

Definition

 

 

a nation's ruler or haed of state usually by heredity right

Term

 

 

provident

 

Definition

 

 

providing carefully for the future

Term

 

 

prattle

Definition

 

 

speak (about unimportant matters) rapid and incessantly

Term

 

 

virtuous

 

 

Definition

 

 

morally excellent

Term

 

 

virtue

Definition

 

 

the quality of doing what's right and avoiding what's wrong

Term

 

 

eunuch

Definition

 

 

a man who has been castrated and is capable of reproduction

Term

 

 

prodigal

Definition

 

 

recklessly wasteful

Term

 

 

quarreler

Definition

 

 

a disputant who quarrels

Term

 

 

accost

Definition

 

 

speak to someone

Term

 

 

constitution

Definition

 

 

the constitution written at the Constitutional of Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original 13 states

Term

 

 

constellation

Definition

 

 

a configuraton of stars

Term

 

 

strife

Definition

 

 

bitter conflict

Term

 

 

transgress

Definition

 

 

act in disregared of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

Term

 

 

amends

Definition

 

 

something done or paid in expiation of a wrong

Term

 

 

syllogism

Definition

 

 

deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises

Term

 

 

catechize

Definition

 

 

give religious instructions

Term

 

 

dexterously

Definition

 

 

with dexterity; in a dexterous manner

Term

 

 

infirmity

Definition

 

 

the state of being weak in health or body

Term

 

 

folly

Definition

 

 

the trait of acting stupidly or rashly

Term

 

 

lethergy

Definition

 

 

inactivity

Term

 

 

reprove

Definition

 

 

take to task

Term

 

 

feigned

Definition

 

 

not genuine

Term

 

 

mollifacation

Definition

 

 

the act of appeasingsomeone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined

Term

 

 

homage

Definition

 

 

respectful deference

Term

 

 

profination

Definition

 

 

blasptemous behavior;the act of depriving something of it's sacred character

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