Hamlet Vocab (Acts 1-2)

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entreat

to beg, implore, ask earnestly

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usurp

to seize and hold a position by force or without right

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moiety

a portion or part of something

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harbinger

something that announces or signals the approach of another

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mirth

amusement, especially as expressed in laughter

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dirge

a funeral hymn or mournful speech

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filial

of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter

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impious

sacrilegious; profane; lacking appropriate reverence or respect

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retrograde

moving backward

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besmirch

to make dirty; to stain

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libertine

one who leads an immoral life

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dalliance

playful flirtation

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behoove

be appropriate or necessary

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enmity

hatred, ill-will

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pernicious

having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way

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rebuke

to criticize sharply

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carrion

dead and rotting flesh

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firmament

the apparent surface of the sky; heavens

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paragon

a model of excellence or perfection

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indict

to charge with a crime; accuse

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coagulate

transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass

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rheum

watery discharge

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diadem

crown

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gall

shameless boldness; nerve

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offal

waste parts of a butchered animal; refuse; garbage