ch. 15 vocab

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(n) island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea south of Turkey, which Venice annexed in 1489 and Tu

cyprus

Turkish kingdom covering southwest Asia, northeast Africa, and southeast Europe and founded in the 13t

ottoman empire

(n) a point of land projecting into a body of water

cape

(n) a person who announces an important message

herald

(n) a violent windstorm, usu. with rain, snow, or hail

tempest

n) the human head, esp. the top of the head

pate

(adv) in a conspicuously offensive manner

egregiously

(v) to engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking

carouse

(n) unrestrained indulgence of sexual desire

lechery

(n) a model of excellence or perfection

paragon

(adj) vulgar, coarse, or blasphemous

profane

(interjection) a mild oath expressing anger, surprise, or indigation-a shortening of God’s wounds

zounds

(n) an unprincipled and deceitful person

rogue

(adv) to what place, result, or condition

whither

(preposition) in spite of

notwithstanding

(adj) of high rank, station, or quality

eminent

(n) the loss of the soul; eternal damnation

perdition

n) speaking and behaving in a way to avoid embarrassment or distress

discretion

(n) anger or ill humor

choler

(adj) pertaining to marriage

nuptial

(v) to hate strongly; to find repugnant

abhor

(n) a lustful person, esp. a woman

wanton

( interjection) used to express a polite request

prithee