vice

Definitions of vice
  1. noun
    a specific form of evildoing
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    pari
    the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
    intempérance
    consumption of alcoholic drinks
    pari
    the act of gambling
    jeu de hasard
    a game that involves gambling
    ivresse
    the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess
    coup, jet
    casting an object in order to determine an outcome randomly
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    transgression
    the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
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Vocabulary lists containing vice

"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act II

Here are links to our lists for the play: Act I, Act II, Act III, Act IV, Act V Here are links to other plays by William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest, Hamlet, King Lear, Julius Caesar, Much Ado About Nothing, Twelfth Night, Measure for Measure, Othello, A Midsummer Night's Dream

"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act IV

The Shakespearean tragedy Macbeth is a play about the lengths one will go to satisfy his or her ambition and the consequences of one's desire (etext found here). Learn these word lists for each act: Act I, Act II, Act III, Act IV, and Act V.

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Words from Shakespearean Insults

If you ever want to dish it out like the bard, add these words to your vocabulary. Insults collected by Shakespeare-Online.

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