Hamlet and King Lear Vocabulary Words

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avouch

v. affirm or assert; give testimony to

<p>v. affirm or assert; give testimony to</p>
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impressment

v. forced service into armed forces

<p>v. forced service into armed forces</p>
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portentous

adj. ominous; causing dread

<p>adj. ominous; causing dread</p>
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harbingers

n. messengers

<p>n. messengers</p>
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obsequious

adj. weak; to yield to the desires of others be serving in a proper role

<p>adj. weak; to yield to the desires of others be serving in a proper role</p>
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jocund

adj. joyful

<p>adj. joyful</p>
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husbandry

n. skill in money management

<p>n. skill in money management</p>
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cerements

n. funeral clothing, sheets

<p>n. funeral clothing, sheets</p>
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waxes

v. grows

<p>v. grows</p>
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ambiguous

adj. having two or more meanings; unclear

<p>adj. having two or more meanings; unclear</p>
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libertine

n. person who is sexually promiscuous

<p>n. person who is sexually promiscuous</p>
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malediction

n. a curse

<p>n. a curse</p>
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arras

n. curtain or wall hanging

<p>n. curtain or wall hanging</p>
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consummation

n. completion

<p>n. completion</p>
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cicatrice

n. a scar

<p>n. a scar</p>
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oblivion

n. nothingness

<p>n. nothingness</p>
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superfluous

adj. exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess

<p>adj. exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess</p>
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augury

n. an omen or prophecy

<p>n. an omen or prophecy</p>
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diligence

a. hard work

<p>a. hard work</p>
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vouchsafe

v. to grant in a condescending manner

<p>v. to grant in a condescending manner</p>
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assay

a. challenge, threat

<p>a. challenge, threat</p>
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paragon

n. model of perfection

<p>n. model of perfection</p>
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quintessence

n. the purest essence or form of something

<p>n. the purest essence or form of something</p>
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calumny

n. slander

<p>n. slander</p>
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hobby horse

n. woman of ill repute; prostitute

<p>n. woman of ill repute; prostitute</p>
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choler

n. anger

<p>n. anger</p>
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apoplexy

n. stroke; severe bleeding

<p>n. stroke; severe bleeding</p>
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gambol

to frolic; to leap wildly

<p>to frolic; to leap wildly</p>
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softly

gently, respectfully

<p>gently, respectfully</p>
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Hugger-mugger

n. secret

<p>n. secret</p>
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cozenage

n. deception

<p>n. deception</p>
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poniards

n. daggers

<p>n. daggers</p>
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perdition

n. damnation; great loss

<p>n. damnation; great loss</p>
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germane

adj. relevant

<p>adj. relevant</p>
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palpable

adj. clear; easily perceived by the senses

<p>adj. clear; easily perceived by the senses</p>
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aesthetic

adj. or n. having to do with the appreciation of beauty

<p>adj. or n. having to do with the appreciation of beauty</p>
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amenable

adj. responsible; agreeable

<p>adj. responsible; agreeable</p>
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ample

adj. a large amount of

<p>adj. a large amount of</p>
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assiduous

adj. hard-working

<p>adj. hard-working</p>
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astute

adj. shrewd; clever

<p>adj. shrewd; clever</p>
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auspicious

adj. favorable

<p>adj. favorable</p>
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benign

adj. kind and gentle

<p>adj. kind and gentle</p>
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brusque

adj. rudely abrupt, blunt, with no formalities

<p>adj. rudely abrupt, blunt, with no formalities</p>
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cartographer

n. mapmaker

<p>n. mapmaker</p>
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cogent

adj. convincing; reasonable

<p>adj. convincing; reasonable</p>
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cohesive

adj. logically sticking together

<p>adj. logically sticking together</p>
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conflagration

a large destructive fire

<p>a large destructive fire</p>
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copious

adj. abundant; plentiful

<p>adj. abundant; plentiful</p>
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cryptic

adj. difficult to understand

<p>adj. difficult to understand</p>
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decorous

adj. proper; marked by good taste

<p>adj. proper; marked by good taste</p>
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deleterious

adj. injurious; causing harm or damage

<p>adj. injurious; causing harm or damage</p>
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didactic

adj. intending to teach

<p>adj. intending to teach</p>
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dilatory

adj. habitually late

<p>adj. habitually late</p>
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dilettante

n. someone with an amateurish and superficial understanding

<p>n. someone with an amateurish and superficial understanding</p>
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disingenuous

adj. not straightforward; tricky; crafty

<p>adj. not straightforward; tricky; crafty</p>