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Hamlet Vocabulary Flashcards

1
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Abatement

A

Lessening of something, often in law

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Beguile

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To influence by trickery in a charmed way

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Bodkin

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Dagger, stiletto

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Botch

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Carry out a task badly

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Calumnious

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A false and defamatory statement;slanderous

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Canon

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A fundamental principle or general rule; church law 

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Churlish

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Rude in a mean-spirited and surly way

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Convocation

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Gathering for a special purpose

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Cunning

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Skill in achieving one’s ends by deceit or evasion

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Discourse

A

Written or spoken communication or debate

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Equivocation

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The use of ambiguous expressions to mislead; double meaning of words

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Firmament

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The heavens or the sky

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Ostentatious

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In a showy or gaudy manner

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Fortified

A

Protected or strengthened

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Husbandry

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Management and conservation of resources; thrifty

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Inoculate

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To implant into a person (to protect them?)

17
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Orisons

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Prayers

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Perilous

A

full of danger or risk

19
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Pestilent

A

Destructive to life; deadly or troublesome

20
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Pious

A

Devoutly religious

21
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Allegiance

A

Loyalty of a subordinate to a superior

22
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Story of the prodigal son

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The father has two sons. The younger son asks for his portion of inheritance, but becomes prodigal (wasteful and extravagant). Consequently, he must come back to father to accept him back as a servant, and his father welcomes him back with a celebration and a party. The older son refuses to participate and is envious. The father says that the older son was always with him and all that he has is his, but the younger son was lost and is now found.

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Promontory

A

Raised mass of land that projects into a lowland or body of water (cliff)

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Rendezvous

A

A meeting at an agreed time and place

25
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Sovereignty

A

Supreme power or authority

26
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Revere

A

Deep respect for something

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Sullied

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Damage the purity or integrity of; defile

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Sycophant

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A self-seeking, servile flatterer (they act obedient to get advantage)

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Tedious

A

Too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous

30
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Treachery

A

Betrayal of trust

31
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Umbrage

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Offense, annoyance, displeasure or feeling of suspicion

32
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Visage

A

The face

33
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Union

A

Connection; uniting two or more things

34
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Malefaction

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An evil deed

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