Henry IV Part 2

Henry IV Part 2 Glossary

enmity

the state of being actively opposed to someone or something

tidings

news, information

malady

a disease or ailment

brandish

wave or flourish (a weapon)

impudent

not showing due respect

superfluity

an excessively large amount of something

visage

a person's face

profane

not respectful of orthodox practices

billow

a large undulating mass of something

yoke

a wooden piece attached over the necks of animals so that they may pull a cart or plow

suffice

be enough or adequate

gibbet

a gallows

abject

something bad experienced in the maximum degree

wanton

deliberate and unprovoked

mirth

amusement

swoon

faint from extreme emotion

forestall

prevent or obstruct

rebuke

express sharp disapproval of someone

gormandize

eat good food, especially to excess

acquit

free someone from a criminal charge

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