Hamlet Vocab Flashcards

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Abate

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v. become less intense or widespread

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Adulterate

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v. pollute

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Augury

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n. omen

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Auspicious

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adj. favorable

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Baser

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adj. without moral principles

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Bulwark

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n. a defensive wall

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Censure

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v. express severe disapproval

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Chariest

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adv. cautious

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Circumscribed

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v. restrict something within limits

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Clemency

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n. mercy

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Conjecture

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n. opinion formed on basis of incomplete info

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Consonancy

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n. agreement between opinions

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Convocation

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n. large formal assembly of people

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Dirge

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n. lament for the dead

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Dross

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n. rubbish

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Edify

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v. instruct someone morally or intellectualy

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Extant

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adj. surviving

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Forbear

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v. refrain

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Germane

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adj. relevant to a subject

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Gratis

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adv. free

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Husbandry

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n. care/cultivation/breeding of crops/animals

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Impetuous

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adj. acting quickly w/o thought/care

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Jade

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n. bad tempered woman

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Obsequious

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adj. obedient to an excessive degree

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Ostentation

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n. pretentious display (of wealth/luxury)

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Paragon

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n. person/thing regarded as perfect example

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Partisan

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n. strong supporter of cause

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Pernicious

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adj. having a harmful effect

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Portentious

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adj. ominous

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Precepts

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n. general rule to regulate behavior

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Promontory

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n. point of high land

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Sovereignty

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n. supreme power

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Traduce

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v. speak badly of someone to damage their reputation

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Upshot

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n. final outcome

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Vouchsafe

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v. give or grant something to someone