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Hamlet Vocab Flashcards

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1
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affectation

A

striving for an effect to impress others; a pretense or display

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Distemper

A

I’ll humor; ailment

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Firmament

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The sky; the heavens

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Fordoes

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Destroys

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Melancholy

A

Sadness; depression

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Paragon

A

Model of excellence

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pastoral

A

a literary work that portrays country life in a idealized manner

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pate

A

The head

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perusal

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Careful examination

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Pestilent

A

Dangerous to society; infectious; very harmful

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11
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sovereign

A

supreme

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Tediousness

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Slow movement or progression; in current usage, dullness

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Tribute

A

payment from one nation to another in acknowledgement of submiss price of protection.

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14
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Vouchsafe

A

To be gracious enough to give

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Wonted

A

customary; usual

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writ

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A formal legal document ordering or prohibiting an action

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Ambiguous

A

vague; uncertain

18
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Auspicious

A

attended by favorable circumstances

19
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Calumnious

A

slanderous

20
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censure

A

Condemnation; strong disapproval

21
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Countenance

A

facial expression

22
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Crescent

A

increasing; growing; waxing (as the moon)

23
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entreated

A

asked earnestly; pleaded

24
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grapple

A

hand to hand combat

25
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imminent

A

about to happen

26
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impart

A

to give; to make known

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jocund

A

cheerful;mild

28
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levies

A

enlistment of troops for military service; tax collection

29
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obsequious

A

dutiful; devoted; in current usage, overly submissive or servile

30
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perchance

A

perhaps; possibly

31
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pith

A

essence

32
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Portentous

A

ominous; arousing awe

33
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rank

A

growing excessively; strongly offensive

34
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requite

A

to pay back

35
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truant

A

idle; neglectful of duty

36
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visage

A

appearance; face

37
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wax

A

to grow or become

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