A Man For All Seasons - Act One

Tak Shing W. (China (Hong Kong S.A.R.))
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  1. perverse
    deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper
    It is perverse! To start a play made up of Kings and Cardinals in speaking costumes and intellectuals with embroidered mouths
  2. embroider
    decorate with needlework
    It is perverse! To start a play made up of Kings and Cardinals in speaking costumes and intellectuals with embroidered mouths
  3. prologue
    an introductory section of a novel or other literary work
    introduction
  4. liturgical
    in accord with rites prescribed for public worship
    closely woven liturgical stuff to dress the House of Lords
  5. muffled
    being or made softer or less loud or clear
    Something I've forgotten...Old Adam's muffled up.
  6. merriment
    activities that are enjoyable or amusing
    A burst of conversational merriment off; he pauses and indicates head of stairs.
  7. butler
    a manservant who has charge of wines and the table
    A 16th-Century butler
  8. common man
    a person who holds no title
  9. affable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
    Duke of Norfolk was very affable at dinner
  10. stoop
    bend one's back forward from the waist on down
    I tell u the falcon stooped from the clouds. He stooped 500 feet.
  11. heron
    a gray or white wading bird with long neck and long legs
    Did the falcon kill the heron?
  12. farrier
    a person who shoes horses
    A farrier's son - Cromwell
  13. squint
    partly close one's eyes, as when hit by direct light
    If u could just see facts flat on, without that moral squint; with just a common sense, u could have been a stateman.
  14. plodder
    someone who moves slowly
    don't make me plod longer than I have to
  15. frosty
    covered with a thin layer of ice
  16. discretion
    power of making choices unconstrained by external agencies
  17. muck
    any thick, viscous matter
  18. Tudor
    an English dynasty descended from Henry Tudor
  19. fertile
    capable of reproducing
  20. pompous
    puffed up with vanity
  21. forsake
    leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
  22. cleric
    a religious leader or other person in religious orders
  23. multitudinous
    too numerous to be counted
    I am one of your multitudinous admirers
  24. amicably
    in a friendly manner
    may I ask if u and the Cardinal parted, amicably?
  25. mournful
    expressing sorrow
    The boatman is mournful, he is squatting on the ground
  26. squat
    sit on one's heels
  27. skiff
    a small boat propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor
  28. fathom
    a linear unit of measurement for water depth
  29. abstracted
    lost in thought; showing preoccupation
  30. silt
    mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake
    The river looks black tonight. Thay say it's silting up, is that so?
  31. heretic
    a person whose religious beliefs conflict with church dogma
    As long as he's a heretic,Meg, that's absolute
  32. excommunicate
    expel from a church or a religious community
  33. florin
    the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents
  34. rueful
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
  35. pensive
    deeply or seriously thoughtful
    Because I intended u go to bed, you 're very pensive?
  36. treason
    a crime that undermines the offender's government
  37. indignant
    angered at something unjust or wrong
  38. chancellor
    the person who is head of state (in several countries)
  39. ascribe
    attribute or credit to
    Whether we follow tradition in ascribing Wolsey's death to a broken heart,
  40. pulmonary
    relating to or affecting the lungs
    Whether we follow tradition in ascribing Wolsey's death to a broken heart, or accept Professor Larcomb's less feeling diagnosis of pulmonary pneumonia, its effective cause was the King's displeasure
  41. pneumonia
    a serious illness of the lungs that makes it difficult to breathe
  42. fluster
    cause to be nervous or upset
  43. furtive
    secret and sly
  44. beckon
    summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture
  45. Lent
    a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
  46. rheumatism
    any painful disorder of the joints or muscles
  47. kipper
    salted and smoked herring
    is easily sea-sick, fond of kippers, afraid of drowning
  48. bilk
    cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
    they'll make a secret of it now to prove they've not been bilked.
  49. fanfare
    a short lively tune played on brass instruments
    a fanfare of trumpets
  50. cassock
    a black garment reaching down to the ankles
  51. belittle
    cause to seem lesser or inferior
    i do not belittle the honour HIs Majesty is doing me.
  52. dowdy
    lacking in stylishness or taste
  53. spindly
    long, thin, and often weak or fragile
    his gown is caught up behind him revealing his spindly legs in long hose laced up at the thighs
  54. expostulation
    an exclamation of protest, opposition, or criticism
  55. babble
    utter meaningless sounds
  56. whim
    an odd or fanciful or capricious idea
  57. curtsey
    bend the knees in a gesture of respectful greeting
    she begins to rise from her curtsey
  58. demur
    politely refuse or take exception to
  59. sacrament
    a formal religious ceremony conferring a specific grace
    asserting the seven sacraments of the Church
  60. beckon
    summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture
  61. licentious
    lacking moral discipline
    live in a Court, in a licentious mob-when I have friends
  62. villainy
    the quality of evil due to wicked behavior
  63. magnolia
    any shrub or tree of the genus Magnolia
  64. peril
    a state of danger involving risk
  65. meddle
    intrude in other people's affairs or business
  66. repent
    feel sorry for; be contrite about
  67. jackal
    Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog
  68. irksome
    tedious or irritating
  69. deplorable
    of very poor quality or condition
  70. Deuteronomy
    the fifth book of the Old Testament
  71. hypocrite
    a person who professes beliefs that he or she does not hold
  72. perturb
    disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried
  73. scourge
    something causing misery or death
  74. thicket
    a dense growth of bushes
  75. shirk
    avoid one's assigned duties
  76. intoxicated
    stupefied or excited by a chemical substance
  77. lament
    a cry of sorrow and grief
  78. litigant
    a party to a lawsuit
Created on Sat Jan 02 17:12:05 EST 2010 (updated Sat Jan 02 22:23:56 EST 2010)

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