Can you name the Words that Shakespeare Created?

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  • Source: Shakespeare Online.com
  • The English language owes a great debt to Shakespeare. He invented over 1700 of our common words, below are a few common ones for you to guess.
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Part of SpeechWordDefinition
Nouna sudden and active manifestation
Adjectivedulled or satiated by overindulgence
Nounoverwhelming surprise or astonishment.
Adjectivefree from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
Verbthe act of inflicting excruciating pain, as punishment or revenge, as a means of getting a confession or information, or for sheer cruelty.
Nounthe physical part of the human anatomy used for the sense of sight
Nounthe first appearance of daylight in the morning
Adjectiveexceptionally great, as in quantity, quality, extent, or degree; massive or imposing
Adjectivedone deliberately; planned in advance
Nouna climber, esp. for sport.
Nounthe bend or joint of the human arm between upper arm and forearm.
Verbto become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away
Nouna rough, confused struggle or fight
Nounthe highest point or part, as of a hill, a line of travel, or any object; top; apex.
Nouna person who has defeated all opponents in a competition or series of competitions, so as to hold first place
Adjectivefree from commotion or tumult; peaceful; quiet; calm
Nounthe physical location of a person's origin.
Nounostentatious display of arrogance and conceit.
Verbto put or sink below the surface of water or any other enveloping medium
Adjectiveoffensive to morality or decency; indecent; depraved
Verbto imitate or copy in action, speech, etc., often playfully or derisively.
Part of SpeechWordDefinition
Nounsuitcases, trunks, etc.; baggage.
Nouna robber, esp. a member of a gang or marauding band.
Verbto come more or less violently in contact with; collide with; strike
Adjectiveincapable of being wounded, hurt, or damaged.
Adjectiveeconomical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful
Verbto stir to action or strong response; excite; to stimulate sexually
Nouna settlement of differences by mutual concessions; an agreement reached by adjustment of conflicting or opposing claims, principles, etc., by reciprocal modification of demands.
Nouna pleasantly aroused and/or emotional state or condition.
Verbidle talk or rumor, esp. about the personal or private affairs of others
Nouna lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion; or a poem intended to be sung
Nounthe act of revelation
Nounremarkable brilliance; warm, cheerful brightness
Nounthe state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming, as narcotics, to such an extent that its cessation causes severe trauma.
Nounan indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue
Nouna large, rectangular piece of soft fabric, often with bound edges, used esp. for warmth as a bed covering.
Adjectiveaffected with, characterized by, or causing a depressing feeling of being alone
Verbto provide food, service, etc., as for a party or wedding
Nouna slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc.
Adjectivecapable of being sold
Nouna sudden, strong blast of wind
Nounthe wooing of one person by another, or the period in which said wooing takes place
Part of SpeechWordDefinition
Adjectivedark or dim; deeply shaded
Verbto deal or bargain with another or others, as in the preparation of a treaty or contract or in preliminaries to a business deal.
Adjectiveimaginary; fanciful; illusory; delusory; fantastic.
Adjectiveliberal in giving or sharing; unselfish
Nouna signaling apparatus similar to an electric bell but without hammer or gong, producing a sound by the vibration of an armature.
Adjectivenot biased; fair; just
Verbto speak or declaim extravagantly or violently; talk in a wild or vehement way; rave
Adjective of lofty dignity or imposing aspect; stately; grand
Adjectivehaving visible or apparent imperfections
Adjectiveinnumerable
Verbto retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder
Nouna room furnished and used for sleeping.
Nouna person who judges, evaluates, or criticizes
Adjectiveobservant of or conforming to the rules of style and taste; stylish
Adjectiveludicrously or whimsically comical; clownish.
Verbto take the clothes off (a person); disrobe.
Noun/Verba wager/to wager
Adjectiveof no use, importance, or value; good-for-nothing
Nouna killing that is sudden and/or secretive, esp. a politically prominent person
Adjectiveallowing the possibility of several different meanings, as a word or phrase, esp. with intent to deceive or misguide; susceptible of double interpretation; deliberately ambiguou
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Words that Shakespeare Created Quiz

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  • Created Sep 13, 2010 in Literature
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