Much Ado Vocab

to present as a gift; give; confer

duty; expense

a feeling of contempt for anything regarded as unworthy; to look down on; pompous

causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful; evil; wicked

praise; recommendation

firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion

masked dancing

agreeing; conforming; harmonious

prickly wild rose

a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression

quarrelsome; talkative; “sharp-tongued”

a man whose wife has committed adultery, often regarded as an object of scorn

a person who is morally or sexually unrestrained, especially a dissolute man

reported or supposed to be such

terms of expressions; the grammatical endings of words

hollow area or indentation; a split, crack, rift, etc.

mental disquiet, disturbance, or agitation

obstruction; hindrance; obstacle

outward aspect or appearance; an assumed or unreal appearance; show

the study of proper spelling

ability to converse

to bestow or express excessive love or fondness habitually

contemptuous; scornful

to make repayment or return for; to give or do in return

strong or vehement expression of disapproval; an official reprimand

the act of disparaging or belittling the reputation or worth; faults

a clever or witty remark or comment

the act or art of fishing with a hook and line, usually attached to a rod

gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter; amusement

readily perceived by the eye or the understanding; evident; obvious; apparent

wordy so as to cause weariness or boredom; long and tiresome

notorious

sexually lawless or unrestrained; loose; lascivious; lewd

to represent (a fault, offense, etc.) as less serious; to underestimate or make light of

immoderate in indulgence of appetite or passion; unrestrained; unbridled

to instruct orally by means of questions and answers, to question closely

lack of dutifulness or respect (impious – not pious or religious)

pretentious or conspicuous show; display intended to impress others

bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice

a person who violates the law; criminal

a very small portion or amount (24th part of an ounce); standard that acts as a restraint

a fight, battle, or skirmish

commemorative inscription on a tomb about the person buried there

offensive or disgusting, as an odor; noxious; harmful or injurious to health

to cause to be or become; make

appearance, especially the look or expression of the face

a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation

to repay; remunerate; reward, as for service, aid, etc.

wasting disease; progressive wasting of the body; tuberculosis

to treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff at; mock