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Vocabulary Hamlet Flashcards

1
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Adulterate

A

mixed with impurities

Ex: Unsurprisingly, my adulterate classmate spread another rumor about me.

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Antic

A

Ludicrously odd

Synonym: grotesque, bizarre

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Arrant

A

complete and without qualification

Ex: What arrant nonsense!

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Auspicious

A

indicating favorable circumstances and good luck

Ex: My client made an auspicious debut considering we did not have enough money to fund his performance.

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Beguile

A

influence by slyness

Ex: I beguiled my mom into giving me 50 dollars for new clothes.

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Beseech

A

ask for or request earnestly

Ex: we beseech thee, hear us

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Besmirch

A

smear so as to make dirty or stained

Ex: That rumor besmirched my reputation

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canker

A

fungal disease of woody plants that damages the bark

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Canonize

A

declare (a dead person) to be a saint

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Censure

A

harsh criticism or disapproval

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Chary

A

characterized by great caution

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contrive

A

make or work out a plan for; devise

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Countenance

A

the appearance conveyed by a person’s face

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discourse

A

extended verbal expression in speech or writing

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Discretion

A

the trait of judging wisely and objectively

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Enmity

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a state of deep-seated ill-will

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Entreat

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ask for or request earnestly

18
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filial

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relation to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring

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hallowed

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worthy of religious veneration

20
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harbinger

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something indicating the approach of something or someone

21
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impious

A

lacking due respect or dutifulness

22
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jocund

A

full or showing high-spirited merriment

23
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knave

A

a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

24
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libertine

A

a dissolute person

25
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livery

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a uniform, especially worn by servants and chauffers

26
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mirth

A

great merriment

27
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moiety

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a part or portion of something

28
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obsequious

A

attentive in and ingratiating or servile manner

29
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parley

A

discuss, as between enemies

30
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partisan

A

a pike with a long tapering blade with lateral projections

31
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pernicious

A

working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way

32
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pith

A

the choicest or most vital part of some idea or experience

33
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portentous

A

ominously prophetic

34
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prodigal

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recklessly wasteful

35
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retrograde

A

moving or directed or tending in a backward direction

36
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sable

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a very dark black

37
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traduce

A

speak unfavorably about

38
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unfledged

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young and inexperienced

39
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usurp

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seize and take control without authority

40
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visage

A

the appearance conveyed by a person’s face

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