Coriolanus

Coriolanus Glossary

famish

suffer greatly from hunger

superfluity

an unnecessarily large amount of something

assunder

apart, divided

impediment

a hindrance or obstruction in doing something

calamity

a disaster

edicts

an official order or proclamation

usury

the illegal practice of lending money at unreasonably high interest rates

wholesome

conducive of good health and wellbeing

malicious

intending to do harm

mutinous

refusing to obey the orders of a person in authority

abhorring

regard with disgust and hatred

subdues

overcome or bring under control

factions

small organized dissenting groups

discretion

behaving or speaking in a way to avoid causing offense or revealing private information

emulation

effort to match or surpass someone's achievement

insurrection

a violent uprising against an authority or government

circumvention

the action of overcoming a problem, usually in a surreptitious way

valiant

showing courage or determination

entreaties

an earnest or humble request

countenance

a person's face or facial expression

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