Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night Glossary

surfeit

an excessive amount of something

eunuch

a man who has been castrated

transgress

infringe

saucy

impudent

cunning

having or showing skill in deceit or evasion

churlish

rude in a mean-spirited way

epistle

a letter

surly

bad-tempered and unfriendly

fetter

a chain or manacle used to restrain a prisoner

abhor

regard with disgust and hatred

reproof

an expression of blame or diapproval

implacable

relentless, unstoppable

folly

foolishness

dissemble

conceal one's true motives

lustrous

shining

vain

having an excessively high opinion of oneself

covetous

having great desire for something that belongs to someone else

interim

provisional or temporary

deity

a god or goddess

solemn

serious and formal