Hamlet Flashcards

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ominous

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giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen

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dirge

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a mournful song, especially for a funeral (The bagpipers played a dirge as the casket was carried to the cemetery.)

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impotent

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lacking strength or vigor, powerless, ineffective

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obsequious

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excessively compliant or submissive (Mark acted like Janet’s servant, obeying her every request in an obsequious manner.)

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pernicious

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extremely destructive or harmful (The new government feared that the Communist sympathizers would have a pernicious influence on the nation’s stability.)

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chide

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(v.) to voice disapproval (Lucy chided Russell for his vulgar habits and sloppy appearance.)

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beguile

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to trick, deceive (The thief beguiled his partners into surrendering all of their money to him.)

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circumscribed

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(adj.) marked off, bounded (The children were permitted to play tag only within a carefully circumscribed area of the lawn.)

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aloof

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(adj.) reserved, distant (The scientist could sometimes seem aloof, as if he didn’t care about his friends or family, but really he was just thinking about quantum mechanics.)

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paragon

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a model of excellence or perfection (The mythical Helen of Troy was considered a paragon of female beauty.)

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fathom

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(v.) to understand, comprehend (I cannot fathom why you like that crabby and mean-spirited neighbor of ours.)

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resolute

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(adj.) firm, determined (With a resolute glint in her eye, Catherine announced that she was set on going to college in New York City even though she was a little frightened of tall buildings.)

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calumny

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(n.) an attempt to spoil someone else’s reputation by spreading lies (The local official’s calumny ended up ruining his opponent’s prospect of winning the election.)

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dispatch

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(v.) to send off to accomplish a duty (The carpenter dispatched his assistant to fetch wood.)

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impetuous

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(adj.) rash; hastily done (Hilda’s hasty slaying of the king was an impetuous, thoughtless action.)

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wanton

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(adj.) undisciplined, lewd, lustful (Vicky’s wanton demeanor often made the frat guys next door very excited.)

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circumvent

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(v.) to get around (The school’s dress code forbidding navel-baring jeans was circumvented by the determined students, who were careful to cover up with long coats when administrators were nearby.)

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scrupulous

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(adj.) painstaking, careful (With scrupulous care, Sam cut a snowflake out of white paper.)

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remiss

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(adj.) negligent, failing to take care (The burglar gained entrance because the security guard, remissin his duties, forgot to lock the door.)

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ruminate

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(v.) to contemplate, reflect (Terry liked to ruminate while sitting on the banks of the river, staring pensively into the water.)