HamletVocab Flashcards

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incontinent

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having no self control

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sully

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to debase, dirty

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doublet

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clothing

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vouchsafe

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to make safe, secret

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postulate

A

a thing assumed to be true

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arras

A

a tapestry

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7
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promontory

A

land extending over/into water

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quintessence

A

perfect embodiment of

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9
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rapier

A

a long fencing sword, stabbing

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pastoral

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peaceful, countryside-like

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11
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coagulate

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to congeal

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12
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strumpet

A

prostitute

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13
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offal

A

organs

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14
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bodkin

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dagger

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15
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calumny

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lies to disparage someone

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16
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confederate

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part of a plot, member of a confederacy

17
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discourse

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logical discussion

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liege

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a sovereign lord, or his subject

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dominion

A

kingdom

20
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sable

A

fur of a sable, a small animal

21
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gossamer

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fine film/strand, sheer fabric

22
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encompass

A

surround