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Elizabethan Vocabulary
Test your knowledge of Elizabethan words used in the play Romeo and Juliet
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| against | for, in preparation for |
| alack | alas |
| an | and or if |
| anon | soon |
| aye | yes |
| but | only, except |
| e'en | even |
| e'er | ever |
| haply | perhaps |
| happy | fortunate |
| hence | away from here |
| would | wish |
| withal | in addition |
| wilt | will |
| marry | indeed |
| whence | where |
| hie | hurry |
| star-crossed | ill-fated |
| bite thumb | make a rude gesture |
| train | attendants |
| mistempered | hardened; ill tempered |
| ware | wary; aware |
| covert | hidden place |
| shrift | confessions |
| portentuous | promising bad fortune |
| coz | cousin |
| thine | your |
| soft | hold on a minute |
| stay | endure |
| forsworn to | sworn not to |
| god-den | good afternoon, or evening |
| give leave | leave us alone |
| he's wax | a model man |
| visage | mask |
| rushes | straw on floor for a covering |
| sweetmeats | candy |
| spinners | spiders |
| benefice | a church appointment with an income |
| forswear | deny |
| marchpane | marzipan |
| walk about | dance |
| chinks | cash |
| disparagment | insult |
| fay | faith |
| conjure | recite a spell |
| doff | remove |
| by and by | at once |
| strife | efforts |
| bounty | what I have to give |
| gardyloo | warning to watch out! |
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