abhor
1 use
Abhor it, fear it, do not enter it.
abhor = hate or detest
Definition
Generally abhor means:to hate or detest something
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 2.3 |
accord
2 uses
1 —2 uses as in:
according to, or in accord with
Shall share the good of our returned fortune, According to the measure of their states.
according to = in keeping with
Definition
Generally this sense of accord means:in keeping with; or in agreement/harmony/unity with
This sense of accord is often seen in the form according to or accordingly where it can take on more specific meanings. For example:
- "According to Kim, ..." — as stated by
- "To each according to her ability." — based upon
- "Points are scored according to how well they perform." — depending upon
- "The dose is calculated according to body weight." — in proportion to
- "We got a flat tire. Accordingly, I pulled to the side of the road." — because of what was just said; or as a result
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 53 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 5.4 |
augment
1 use
stood on the extremest verge of the swift brook, augmenting it with tears.
augmenting = enlarging or increasing
Definition
Generally augment means:enlarge or increase
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 2.1 |
capricious
1 use
the most capricious poet
capricious = impulsive or unpredictable
Definition
Generally capricious means:impulsive or unpredictable or tending to make sudden changes — especially impulsive behavior
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 3.3 |
emulate
2 uses
an envious emulator of every man's good parts
emulator = someone who imitates
Definition
Generally emulate means:imitate (copy)
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 4.1 |
endure
1 use
1 —1 use as in:
endured the pain
I will no longer endure it, though yet I know no wise remedy how to avoid it.
endure = suffer through (or put up with something difficult or unpleasant)
Definition
Generally this sense of endure means:to suffer through (or put up with something difficult or unpleasant)
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 18 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 1000 |
| 1st use | Scene 1.1 |
exeunt
27 uses
[Exeunt ORLANDO and ADAM.]
exeunt = stage direction: characters exit from stage
Word Statistics
| Book | 27 uses |
| Library | 0 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 1.1 |
expedient
1 use
Do this expediently
expediently = with speed and practicality
Definition
Generally expedient means:a practical action — especially one that accepts negative tradeoffs due to circumstances
or:
convenient, speedy, or practical
or:
convenient, speedy, or practical
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 3.1 |
languish
1 use
To the which place a poor sequester'd stag,
That from the hunter's aim had ta'en a hurt,
Did come to languish ...
That from the hunter's aim had ta'en a hurt,
Did come to languish ...
languish = to suffer in a bad situation for a long time
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 2.1 |
mock
7 uses
you should not have mocked me before;
mocked = made fun of
Definition
Generally mock means:making fun of
or:
not real
or:
not real
Word Statistics
| Book | 7 uses |
| Library | 31 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 100 |
| 1st use | Scene 3.2 |
ominous
1 use
Oh, ominous! He comes to kill my heart.
ominous = foreshadowing bad things to come
Definition
Generally ominous means:threatening (suggestive of, or foreshadowing bad things to come)
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 10 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 3.2 |
penury
2 uses
What prodigal portion have I spent that I should come to such penury?
penury = a state of extreme poverty or destitution
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 0 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 1.1 |
prodigal
1 use
What prodigal portion have I spent that I should come to such penury?
(editor's note: Penury is a synonym for poverty.)
(editor's note: Penury is a synonym for poverty.)
prodigal = recklessly wasteful; or extravagant in amount
Definition
Generally prodigal means:recklessly wasteful
or more rarely:
abundant (extravagant in amount)
or more rarely still:
long absent (someone who has been away a long time)
or more rarely:
abundant (extravagant in amount)
or more rarely still:
long absent (someone who has been away a long time)
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 0 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 1.1 |
profound
1 use
1 —1 use as in:
profound idea
I have, since I was three year old, conversed with a magician, most profound in his art and yet not damnable.
profound = deep or far-reaching
Definition
Generally this sense of profound means:deep or far-reaching in intellect or consequence
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 8 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 5.2 |
remorse
1 use
It was your pleasure, and your own remorse:
remorse = deep regret for doing something that was wrong
Definition
Generally remorse means:a feeling of deep regret for doing something that was wrong
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 8 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 1.3 |
reprove
2 uses
The first, the Retort courteous; the second, the Quip modest; the third, the Reply churlish; the fourth, the Reproof valiant; the fifth, the Countercheck quarrelsome; the sixth, the Lie with circumstance; the seventh, the Lie direct.
reproof = criticism
Definition
Generally reprove means:to express disapproval of one's actions to them
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 5.4 |
resolute
1 use
he is resolute.
resolute = firm in purpose or belief
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 6 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 1.1 |
revere
1 use
I have as much of my father in me as you, albeit; I confess, your coming before me is nearer to his reverence.
reverence = poetical term for "father" in Shakespeare's day (based on the more general meaning that indicates feelings of deep respect and admiration)
Definition
Generally revere means:regard with feelings of deep respect and admiration — sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 11 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 1000 |
| 1st use | Scene 1.1 |
ruminate
1 use
my often rumination
rumination = thinking again and again about something
(editor's note: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.)
(editor's note: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.)
Definition
Generally ruminate means:to think again and again about something; or to think about something in a sustained (continuing) manner
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 4.1 |
squander
1 use
the squandering glances of the fool
squandering = wasting
Definition
Generally squander means:to waste — money, resources, or opportunities
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 2.6 |