Antony and Cleopatra

Antony and Cleopatra Glossary

Dote

To be extremely fond of

Tawny

An orange-brown color

Twain

Archaic word for "two"

Augur

Portend a good or bad outcome

Libertine

A person, especially a man, who behaves without morals, usually in a sexual manner

Amorous

Showing, feeling, or relating to sexual desire

Don

To put on (an item of clothing)

Enmity

Opposed or hostile to something or someone

Entreat

Ask someone earnestly or anxiously

Nonpareil

Unrivaled

Bard

A poet

Fare

A range of food of a particular type

Gait

A person's manner of walking

Cleave

Split or sever something

Lascivious

Revealing an overt or offensive sexual desire

Deign

Do something that one considers beneath one's dignity

Eunuch

A man who has been castrated

Opulent

Ostentatiously rich or lavish

Epicure

Someone who takes particular pleasure in food or drink

Regalia

Emblems of royalty

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