ACT I - Scene II — Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words from ACT I - Scene II

jointress (noun)

A woman who holds a joint estate with her husband, especially a queen who shares the throne through marriage.

auspicious (adjective)

Favorable or promising; suggesting future success.

dole (noun)

Grief, sorrow, or mourning.

supposal (noun)

A supposition or assumption about something.

obsequious (adjective)

In this context, relating to funeral obsequies or dutiful mourning rites; in modern usage, excessively eager to please.

condolement (noun)

An expression of grief or sorrow; mourning.

retrograde (adjective)

Contrary, opposed, or moving in the opposite direction.

suspiration (noun)

A deep sigh or the act of sighing.

havior (noun)

Behavior or demeanor; an archaic shortened form of "behavior."

beteem (verb)

To allow or permit.

satyr (noun)

A creature from Greek mythology, half-man and half-goat, associated with lust and revelry.

Hyperion (noun)

A Titan in Greek mythology associated with light and the sun, often representing beauty and nobility.

Niobe (noun)

A figure from Greek mythology who wept ceaselessly after the gods killed her children, becoming a symbol of inconsolable grief.

dexterity (noun)

Skill, quickness, or agility in performing an action.

truncheon (noun)

A short staff or baton carried as a symbol of military authority.

cap-a-pe (adverb)

From head to foot; completely armed.

beaver (noun)

The visor or face guard of a helmet that can be raised or lowered.

tenable (adjective)

Capable of being held, maintained, or defended; here used to mean held in secrecy.