hamlet vocab 1

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31 Terms

1

entreat

to formally ask for something

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2

harrow

causes distress

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3

usurp

intentionally take over someone's authority

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4

moiety

a part or portion of something

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5

portentous

ominously prophetic (bad sign or omen)

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6

harbinger

a sign of something to come (foreshadowing - good or bad)

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7

hallowed

worthy of religious veneration

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8

discretion

trying to act objectively and fairly

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9

auspicious

indicates favorable circumstances and good luck

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10

mirth

something to be celebrated

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11

dirge

represents something in reference to a dead person

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12

beseech

to ask for or request earnestly

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13

visage

facial features

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14

trappings

ornaments or embellishments

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15

filial

characteristic of an offspring

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16

impious

disrespectful or not following duties

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17

retrograde

backwards direction

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18

jocund

very positive form of happiness

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19

countenance

facial features that reveal your mood

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20

grizzled

gray hair, beard

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21

besmirch

smear, make dirty or stain

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22

chary

proceeding with great caution

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23

prodigal

recklessly wasteful

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24

libertine

a disrespectful/distasteful/ difficult person

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25

dalliance

procrastination

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26

unfledged

naive, young and inexperienced

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27

censure

people who harshly criticize something

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28

behoove

be appropriate or necessary

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29

parley

discussion between enemies

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30

beguile

sly (clever, manipulative) person

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31

traduce

speak unfavorably about

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