Hamlet Vocabulary

Question 1

Abate

Answer 1

to become less intense/hostile

Question 2

Abridgement

Answer 2

a shortened version of a larger work

Question 3

Adulterate

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to render to poorer quality by adding more

Question 4

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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Chariest

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cautous of doing something

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Circumscribed

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Restrict within limits

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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

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Agreement or compatibility between opinions or options

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Convocation

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Large formal assembly of people

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Dearth

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Scarcity to lack in something

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Dirge

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Lament for the dead

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Discord

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Disagreement between people

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Dross

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Something regarded as rubbish

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Edifying

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To look up to at a higher standard

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Enmity

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The state of being hostile to someone

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Epitaph

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Phrase written in memory of someone who is dead

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Equivocation

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Using ambiguous language to hide something

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Extant

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Still in existence

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Extolment

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Praising enthusiastically

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Felicity

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Intense happiness

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Fetters

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Chains that hold a prisoner

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Forbear

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Politely refrain from an impulse

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Gall

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Bold behavior

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Gambol

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Run or jump playfully

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Germane

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Relevant to a subject under consideration

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Gilded

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Covered thinly with gold

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Grating

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Sounding harsh and unpleasant

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Gratis

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Without charge

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Harbinger

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The person that signals the start of another

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Heedful

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Aware an attentive to

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Heraldry

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Colorful ceremony

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Husbandry

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Management and conservation or resources

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Impetuous

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Done without thought or care

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Incorporeal

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Not composed of matter

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Insolence

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Rude and disrespectful

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Interred

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Place in a tomb or grave

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Jade

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Bad tempered woman

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Lecherous

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Offensive and excessive sexual desire

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Melancholy

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Feeling pensive sadness; no cause

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Mettle

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A person’s ability to cope with a situation

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Mirth

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Amusement

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Musty

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Stale or moldy

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Oblivion

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Unaware or unconscious

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Obsequious

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Obedient or attentive to excessive degree

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Obstinate

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Stubborn and unable to change opinion

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Ostentation

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Pretentious vulgar display

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Paragon

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Seen as perfect example

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Parching

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To evoke dry or intense

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Peevish

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Easily irrittated

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Perdition

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State of eternal punishment

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Pernicious

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Having a harmful effect

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Peruse

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Thorough or careful way. Examine carefully

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Pith

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Forceful and concise expression

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Portentous

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Done pompously or overly solemn matter

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Potently

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Having great power, influence, or respect.

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Prate

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Talk foolishly

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Precepts

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General rule to regular behavior or thought

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Prodigal

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Lavish

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Promontory

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Cliff that jut into water

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Quaint

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Unusually old fashioned

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Relish

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Great enjoyment

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Requite

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Make appropriate return for a favor

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Rhapsody

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Ecstatic behavior or feeling

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Sanctified

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Holy

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Sentinels

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The guard

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Shrill

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High pitched and piercing

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Spurns

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Reject with disdain or contempt

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Stately

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Dignified grand matter

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Traduced

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Speak badly or lie about.

Question 87

Upshot

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Final eventual outcome or solution

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Vouchsafe

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Give or grant in condescending manner

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Wanton

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Cruel or violent action

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Whet

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Excite or stimulate

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Woe

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Great sorrow or distress