Hamlet part 2 Flashcards

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A model of excellence or perfection

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Paragon

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The purest essence or form of something; the most typical example

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Quintessence

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A council, especially of churches or church officials

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Synod

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To cut out or split open, by a cutting blow

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Cleave

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5
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Stingy

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Niggardly

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A sound, healthy, or prosperous state; well-being

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Weal

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A strong defense or protection; a solid wall-like structure for defense; to provide such defense or protection

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Bulwark

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A highly emotional utterance; a highly emotional literary work

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Rhapsody

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To jump or skip about playfully

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Gambol

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Exaggerated, assumed, or superficial earnestness of language or manner

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Unction

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Cowardly; lacking any courage

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Craven

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12
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Excessive showiness

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Ostentation

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The use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself; a lie

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Equivocation

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Funeral or burial rites or ceremonies

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Obsequies

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15
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Quick-tempered

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Splentitive

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16
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Utter destruction; eternal damnation; hell

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Perdition

17
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Shade or a shadow or a feeling of resentment

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Umbrage