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(CK) King Lear Voc 1
(CK) King Lear Vocabulary 1
Word | Definition |
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dowry | money or property that a woman brings to the man she marries |
disown | refuse to recognize as one's own; cast off; renounce; repudiate |
grateful | feeling kindly because of a favor received; thankful |
wrath | very great anger; rage; vengeance or punishment caused by anger |
trappings | outward appearance; things worn; ornaments |
hastily | done very quickly; done without care or thought; hurriedly |
deceive | make a person believe as true something that is false; mislead |
inheritance | something received from one's parents or ancestors or from one who came before |
peasant | a farmer or farm worker of low social status |
steward | a person who manages another's property or finances; a person in charge of food |
flee | run away from or as from danger; get away by running |
yield | surrender; give away |