Reading Quiz 1

viceroy

Governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign

husband

Manage prudently, sparingly, or economically; conserve

scanty

Not enough or just barely enough; small in size or amount

sundry

Various; miscellaneous

helas

alas (with sorrow)

pastime

an activity which is done for enjoyment; a hobby

dribbed

arrow shot too wide or short of mark

graces

attractiveness and charm

power to hurt

beauty

fester

become infected & rotten to senses

prease

being exerted force against

sable

black; pitch-black

enthral

capture or hold attention of; captivate

cast

cause to fall

beguiled

charmed or enchanted, sometimes in a deceptive way

mantle

cloak

solace

comfort, relief, consolation

confounds

confuses

fain

content & glad & rejoicing

list

desire

vices

evil or immoral habits/conduct

wrought

exert

repining

expressing rejection or discontent, behaving low in spirits

eloquence

expressing with fluency and appropriateness

wan

faded/sickly/pale

fancy

fantasy

thence

from there

steward

groundskeeper & servant

Invention

imagination

afore

in front, advance, ahead

want

lack of

truant

lazy, idle, neglectful

halting

limping, walking unsteadily, wavering

base

low, from the bottom

acquainted

made familiar with

balme

ointment for soothing

decrees

ordinance set forth

due

owed

throes

pain in labor (childbirth)

great with child to speak

pregnant with words

chaste

pure, virgin

ravish

rape, violate

blithe

rejoice, merry, cheerful

bide

remain in place

sate

rested/sat

graven

sculptured, hewn, engraved

shutt

shoot/fire

pensive

sorrowfully thoughtful; melancholy

spite

strong feeling of hatred or ill-will

citadels

stronghold or fortified area

fainting

swooning

usurped

taken or used by force or unlawfully

bound

tie up

wearied

tire the patience of; fatigued

suffice

to be enough

descries

to catch sight of

hearke

to give hear, listen

Noli me tangere

touch me not

unbitted

unrestrained; unbridled

strive

use strenuous effort

languished

weakened/withered

vain travail

worthless effort

vain assay

worthless trial