Hamlet Vocab 1 Flashcards

1
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Entreat

A

to ask earnestly

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2
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Apparition

A

a supernatural appearance of a person or thing

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3
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Assail

A

to attack vigorously or violently

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4
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Harrow

A

to disturb keenly; tormentus

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5
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Avouch

A

to affirm or assert; to assume responsibility for; vouch for; guarantee

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6
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Parle

A

a conference between opposing sides in a dispute

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7
Q

Moiety

A

an appropriate portion; each of two parts into which a thing is or can be divided; a half

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8
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Compulsatory

A

required by law or rule

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9
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Suspiration

A

a long deep sigh

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10
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Visage

A

the face, usually with reference to shape, feature, expression countenance, appearance; aspect

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11
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Incestuous

A

a violation of the laws of marriage between close kin; (of human relations generally) excessively close and resistant to outside influence; excessively or improperly intimate or exclusive; being so close or intimate as to prevent proper functioning

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12
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Truncheon

A

A short staff; a symbol of authority

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13
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Dalliance

A

amorous toying; flirtation; a trifling away of time; dawdling

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14
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Calumnious

A

slanderous; defamation in malicious statements

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15
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Bode

A

to be an nomen of a particular outcome; foreshadow; portend

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16
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Unfledged

A

immature; not fully developed

17
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Jocund

A

cheerful; merry

18
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Bruit

A

to voice abroad; spread a report or rumor wildly: a violent rushing sound

19
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Fathom

A

to penetrate the truth of; comprehend; understand

20
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Auspicious

A

favored by fortune; prosperous