Shakespeare vocab word: torture
meaning: torment
Shakespeare connections? Will Shakespeare invented words when he couldn't find a good one to use. Torture, which meant torment, was one of his invented words. He's an official word inventor! Did you know that lots of authors invent words as they write, too? Some of the most famous children's books writers invent compound words, such as the famous Dr. Seuss did.
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