Shakespeare Vocab Flashcards

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Quotidian

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daily, every day (adj)

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Pervasive

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inclined to spread throughout (usually an unwelcome influence) (adj)

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Douse

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to drench, saturate (v)

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Pliable

A

flexible, bendable (v)

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Commendable

A

worthy of praise (adj)

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Profuse

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abundant, lavish, prolific (adj)

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Forestall

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to delay, impede, obstruct (v)

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Poach

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to hunt or fish illegally (v)

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Fetter

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to restrain, chain, tie (v)

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Myriad

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countless, great number (adj)

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Sacrosanct

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sacred, holy, too important or valuable to be interfered with (adj)

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Fabricate

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to invent, make up, concoct (v)

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Facile

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easy, oversimplified (adj)

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Fatuous

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silly and pointless, foolish (adj)

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Perfunctory

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showing little enthusiasm, carried out with little effort/reflection (adj)

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Flabbergasted

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astounded, stupefied, astonished (adj)

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Gregarious

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outgoing, sociable (adj)

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Serendipity

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the act of finding things not sought, luck (n)

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Abrogate

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to abolish, often by authority (v)

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Hiatus

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an interruption in continuity, a break (n)

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Brumal

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wintry, relating to winter (adj)

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Iniquity

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a wicked act, a sin (n)

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Pedagogue

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school teacher (n)

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Incessant

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without interruption, continual (adj)