Hamlet Vocabulary Flashcards

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Abate

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to become less intense/hostile

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Abridgement

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a shortened version of a larger work

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Adulterate

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to render to poorer quality by adding more

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Afoot

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in preparation or progress

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Aloof

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not friendly or forthcoming

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Ambiguous

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open to more than one meaning

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Antique

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a collectible object of old age

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Apprehension

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axiety and fear of something bad that will happen

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Ardour

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enthusiasm or passion

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Augury

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a sign of what will happen in the future; omen

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Auspicious

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conductive to success

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Baser

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without moral principles

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Beguile

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charm or enchant in a deceptive way

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Bestial

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of or like an animal

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Boisterous

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noisy, energetic, cheerful

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Brazen

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bold and without shame

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Bulwark

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a defensive wall

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Carnal

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relating to physical (bow chicka wow wow) needs

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Celestial

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of or relating to the sky

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Censure

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express strong dissapproval of

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21
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Chariest

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cautous of doing something

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22
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Circumscribed

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Restrict within limits

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23
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Clemency

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Mercy

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Conceit

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Excessive Pride

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Consonance
Agreement or compatibility between opinions or options
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Convocation
Large formal assembly of people
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Dearth
Scarcity to lack in something
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Dirge
Lament for the dead
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Discord
Disagreement between people
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Dross
Something regarded as rubbish
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Edifying
To look up to at a higher standard
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Enmity
The state of being hostile to someone
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Epitaph
Phrase written in memory of someone who is dead
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Equivocation
Using ambiguous language to hide something
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Extant
Still in existence
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Extolment
Praising enthusiastically
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Felicity
Intense happiness
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Fetters
Chains that hold a prisoner
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Forbear
Politely refrain from an impulse
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Gall
Bold behavior
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Gambol
Run or jump playfully
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Germane
Relevant to a subject under consideration
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Gilded
Covered thinly with gold
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Grating
Sounding harsh and unpleasant
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Gratis
Without charge
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Harbinger
The person that signals the start of another
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Heedful
Aware an attentive to
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Heraldry
Colorful ceremony
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Husbandry
Management and conservation or resources
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Impetuous
Done without thought or care
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Incorporeal
Not composed of matter
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Insolence
Rude and disrespectful
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Interred
Place in a tomb or grave
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Jade
Bad tempered woman
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Lecherous
Offensive and excessive sexual desire
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Melancholy
Feeling pensive sadness; no cause
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Mettle
A person's ability to cope with a situation
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Mirth
Amusement
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Musty
Stale or moldy
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Oblivion
Unaware or unconscious
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Obsequious
Obedient or attentive to excessive degree
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Obstinate
Stubborn and unable to change opinion
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Ostentation
Pretentious vulgar display
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Paragon
Seen as perfect example
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Parching
To evoke dry or intense
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Peevish
Easily irrittated
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Perdition
State of eternal punishment
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Pernicious
Having a harmful effect
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Peruse
Thorough or careful way. Examine carefully
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Pith
Forceful and concise expression
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Portentous
Done pompously or overly solemn matter
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Potently
Having great power, influence, or respect.
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Prate
Talk foolishly
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Precepts
General rule to regular behavior or thought
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Prodigal
Lavish
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Promontory
Cliff that jut into water
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Quaint
Unusually old fashioned
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Relish
Great enjoyment
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Requite
Make appropriate return for a favor
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Rhapsody
Ecstatic behavior or feeling
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Sanctified
Holy
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Sentinels
The guard
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Shrill
High pitched and piercing
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Spurns
Reject with disdain or contempt
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Stately
Dignified grand matter
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Traduced
Speak badly or lie about.
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Upshot
Final eventual outcome or solution
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Vouchsafe
Give or grant in condescending manner
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Wanton
Cruel or violent action
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Whet
Excite or stimulate
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Woe
Great sorrow or distress