| A | B |
|---|
| eponymous | the title of the play pertains to someone who actually existed (adj) |
| descant | comment upon (v) |
| lascivious | dealing with fleshy and sexual pleasures (adj) |
| invoke (or invocate) | to call forth (v) |
| obdurate | hardened against evil (adj) |
| prate | chatter (v) |
| surfeit | excess (n) |
| parlous | dangerous (adj) (in the play it means "cunning") |
| alacrity | swift dexterity or speed (n) |
| inter | bury (v) |
| knave | rascal or traitor (n) |
| deity | the divine or powerful (n) |
| whet | stimulate or sharpen (v) |
| rancorous | filled with rage (adj) |
| vassal | someone in a subordinate social position (n) |
| surmise | guess or estimate (v) |
| countermand | to make a contradicting order; to reverse an order (v) |
| embassage | a diplomatic mission (n) |
| importune | to petition, demand, or harass (v) |
| dissemble | to mislead or deceive (v) |
| beseech | to implore, beg or plead (v) |
