Matthew's Shakespeare Vocabulary Words! (updated: 10 words!)

1. Abridge, meaning: lessen, diminish, or curtail.

2. Presage, meaning: a foreboding about what is to happen.

3. Portly, meaning: Fat :3 (LOL)

4. Chaff, meaning: material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds. (huh?)

5. Wit-snapper, meaning: one who affects repartee; a wit-cracker.

6. Rheum, meaning: a watery discharge from the mucous membranes especially of the eyes and nose; tears. (sounds so gross when you put it that way )

7. Gormandize, another way to spell Gourmandize, meaning: indulge in good eating; eat greedily.

8. Nuptial, meaning: of or relating to marriage or weddings.

9. Chaff, meaning: the husks of corn or other seed separated by winnowing or threshing.

10. Prolixity, meaning: boring verbosity.