Measure for Measure

199 Pages·2006·1.55 MB·English

by  William Shakespeare

MEASURE FOR MEASURE

Webster’s Thesaurus Edition for PSAT®, SAT®, GRE®, LSAT®,
GMAT®, and AP® English Test Preparation

William Shakespeare

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Measure for Measure

Webster’s Thesaurus Edition for PSAT®, SAT®, GRE®, LSAT®,
GMAT®, and AP® English Test Preparation

William Shakespeare

PSAT® is a registered trademark of the College Entrance Examination Board and the National Merit
Scholarship Corporation neither of which sponsors or endorses this book; SAT® is a registered
trademark of the College Board which neither sponsors nor endorses this book; GRE®, AP® and
Advanced Placement® are registered trademarks of the Educational Testing Service which neither
sponsors nor endorses this book, GMAT® is a registered trademark of the Graduate Management
Admissions Council which is neither affiliated with this book nor endorses this book, LSAT® is a
registered trademark of the Law School Admissions Council which neither sponsors nor endorses
this product. All rights reserved.
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Measure for Measure: Webster’s Thesaurus Edition for PSAT®, SAT®, GRE®, LSAT®, GMAT®, and
AP® English Test Preparation

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ISBN 0-497-25352-6
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Contents

PREFACE FROM THE EDITOR..........................................................................................1

PERSONS REPRESENTED................................................................................................3

ACT I................................................................................................................................5

ACT II.............................................................................................................................25

ACT III............................................................................................................................61

ACT IV............................................................................................................................85

ACT V...........................................................................................................................111

GLOSSARY...................................................................................................................137

William Shakespeare 1

PREFACE FROM THE EDITOR

Designed for school districts, educators, and students seeking to maximize performance on
standardized tests, Webster’s paperbacks take advantage of the fact that classics are frequently
assigned readings in English courses. By using a running thesaurus at the bottom of each page, this
edition of Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare was edited for students who are actively
building their vocabularies in anticipation of taking PSAT®, SAT®, AP® (Advanced Placement®),
GRE®, LSAT®, GMAT® or similar examinations.1

Webster’s edition of this classic is organized to expose the reader to a maximum number of
synonyms and antonyms for difficult and often ambiguous English words that are encountered in
other works of literature, conversation, or academic examinations. Extremely rare or idiosyncratic
words and expressions are given lower priority in the notes compared to words which are “difficult,
and often encountered” in examinations. Rather than supply a single synonym, many are provided
for a variety of meanings, allowing readers to better grasp the ambiguity of the English language,
and avoid using the notes as a pure crutch. Having the reader decipher a word’s meaning within
context serves to improve vocabulary retention and understanding. Each page covers words not
already highlighted on previous pages. If a difficult word is not noted on a page, chances are that it
has been highlighted on a previous page. A more complete thesaurus is supplied at the end of the
book; Synonyms and antonyms are extracted from Webster’s Online Dictionary.

Definitions of remaining terms as well as translations can be found at www.websters-online-
dictionary.org. Please send suggestions to [email protected]

The Editor
Webster’s Online Dictionary
www.websters-online-dictionary.org
1 P S A T ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e College Entrance Examination Board and the National Merit
Scholarship Corporation neither of which sponsors or endorses this book; SAT® is a registered
trademark of the College Board which neither sponsors nor endorses this book; GRE®, AP® and
Advanced Placement® are registered trademarks of the Educational Testing Service which neither
sponsors nor endorses this book, GMAT® is a registered trademark of the Graduate Management
Admissions Council which is neither affiliated with this book nor endorses this book, LSAT® is a
registered trademark of the Law School Admissions Council which neither sponsors nor endorses
this product. All rights reserved.

William Shakespeare 3
PERSONS REPRESENTED.%

VICENTIO, Duke of Vienna.
ANGELO, Lord Deputy in the Duke's absence.
ESCALUS, an ancient Lord, joined with Angelo in the deputation.
CLAUDIO, a young Gentleman.
LUCIO, a Fantastic.
TWO OTHER LIKE GENTLEMEN.
VARRIUS, a Gentleman, Servant to the Duke.
PROVOST.
THOMAS,
}
Friars
PETER,
A JUSTICE.
ELBOW, a simple Constable.
FROTH, a foolish Gentleman.
CLOWN, Servant to Mistress Overdone.
ABHORSON, an Executioner.
BARNARDINE, a dissolute Prisoner.
ISABELLA, Sister to Claudio.
MARIANA, betrothed to Angelo.
JULIET, beloved by Claudio.
FRANCISCA, a nun.
MISTRESS OVERDONE, a Bawd.
LORDS, GENTLEMEN, GUARDS, OFFICERS, and other ATTENDANTS.

Thesaurus
beloved: (adj, n) dear, darling, deputation: (n) commission, righteous, innocent.
favorite, pet; (adj) precious, loved, delegation, mission, delegacy, elbow: (n, v) poke, nudge, jolt; (n)
cherished; (n) love, dearest, honey, legation, delegating, organization, cubitus, elbow joint, angle,
sweetheart. ANTONYMS: (adj) organisation, empowerment, agency, articulation; (v) jostle, push, shove,
detested, despised, disliked. contingent. crowd.
betrothed: (adj) affianced, intended, dissolute: (adj, v) dissipated, fast, froth: (n, v) bubble, spume, fizz, suds,
bespoken, busy, occupied, wanton; (adj) abandoned, depraved, sparkle; (v) boil, effervesce, ferment;
contracted, attached, bargained for; licentious, immoral, corrupt, (n) effervescence, bubbles, spindrift.
(n) fiance, fiancee; (v) engage. profligate, degenerate; (adj, n) provost: (n) burgomaster, chancellor,
clown: (n) fool, joker, jester, boor, libertine. ANTONYMS: (adj) moral, magistrate, prefect, archon, syndic,
harlequin, joke, comedian, rustic, upright, chaste, restrained, good, rector, warden, lieutenant, academic
comic, acrobat; (v) antic. resolute, virtuous, pure, cautious, administrator, consul.

William Shakespeare 5

ACT I

SCENE I. An apartment in the DUKE'S Palace.%

[Enter DUKE, ESCALUS, LORDS, and ATTENDANTS.]
DUKE.
Escalus,--
ESCALUS.
My lord.
DUKE.
Of government the properties to unfold,
Would seem in me to affect speech and discourse;
Since I am put to know that your own science
Exceeds, in that, the lists of all advice
My strength can give you: then no more remains
But that to your sufficiency, as your worth is able,
And let them work. The nature of our people,
Our city's institutions, and the terms
For common justice, you are as pregnant in
As art and practice hath enriched any
That we remember. There is our commission,

Thesaurus
affect: (v) move, impress, pretend, act, unfairness, wickedness. firmness, endurance, stability,
strike, fake, feign, stir, dispose; (n) lists: (n) circus, Flavian amphitheater, potency, health, soundness; (adj, n, v)
sentiment; (n, v) regard. cockpit, Corso, hippodrome, might; (adj, n) vigor, intensity.
apartment: (n) residence, lodging, gymnasium, bear garden, ANTONYMS: (n) frailty,
suite, place, dwelling, chamber, playground, race course, turf, shortcoming, flaw, faintness,
room, abode, house, home, palestra. powerlessness, moderation,
accommodation. pregnant: (adj, v) significant; (adj) limitation, instability, impotence,
enriched: (adj) educated. meaningful, fraught, gravid, feebleness, disadvantage.
justice: (adj, n) equity, right, integrity, expectant, enceinte, heavy, big, sufficiency: (n) enough, fill,
honesty; (n) judge, impartiality, meaning; (v) impregnate, conceive. ampleness, adequateness, fullness,
judicature, jurist, morality, justness; ANTONYM: (adj) nonpregnant. capacity, competence, satisfaction,
(adj) just. ANTONYMS: (n) strength: (n, v) power; (n) energy, affluence; (adj, n) plenty, abundance.