Hamlet Vocab

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beshrew

Tr. V. to invoke evil upon

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 beshrew

[bih-shroo,ˈʃru]

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carping

 Adj. naggingly critical or complaining

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carping

 [kahr-ping, ˈcɑr.pɪŋ]

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cerement

N. cloth coated with wax, formerly used for wrapping the dead

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cerement

[ser-uh- muhnt, ˈsir.mənt, ˈsɛr.ə-]

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chanson

N. song, esp. a  French cabaret song

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chanson

[shahn-sawn, ˈʃan.sən, Fr., ˈʃɑn.sɑn]

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cote

 Tr. V. pass (go around)

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cote

 [koht, kt]

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drab

N. a slattern, Intr. V.  to consort with whores

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drab

[drab]

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ephemeral

Adj. lasting for a brief time; transitory

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ephemeral

[ih-fem-er-uhl, ɪ.ˈfɛm.(ə)ˌrəl]

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febrile

Adj. feverish

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febrile

[fee-bruhl, ˈfi.brəl, ˈfɛb-]

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felly

N. the rim or a section of a rim of a wheel supported by spokes

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felly

[fel-ee, fɛl.i]

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firmament

N. the vault or expanse of the heavens, the sky

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firmament

[fur-muh-muhnt, ˈfər.mə.mənt]

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gainsay

Tr. V. to declare false, deny; to oppose esp. by contradiction

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gainsay

[geyn-sey, ˈgeɪn.seɪ, geɪnˈseɪ]

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gules

N. the color red

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gules

[gyoolz, gyulz]

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insouciance

N. carefree attitude

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insouciance

[in-soo-see-uhns, ˌinˈsu.si.əns]

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lenten

Adj.  of or pertaining to Lent; meager, somber

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lenten

[len-tn, ˈlɛn.t(ə)n]

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milch

Adj. giving milk

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milch

 [milch, mɪlch]

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moiety

N.  A half, an indefinite portion, part or share, either of two basic units that make up a tribe on the basis of unilateral descent

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moiety

[moi-i-tee, ˈmoɪˌti]

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otiose

Adj.  being at leisure, idle, ineffective; superfluous

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otiose

[oh-tee-ohs, ˈ.ʃiˌoʊs, ˈ.ti-]

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perpend

Tr. V. to wonder about. Intr. V. to be attentive, reflect, to deliberate

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perpend

 [pur-puhnd, pərˈpɛnd]

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prescript

N. something that is prescribed; Adj.  prescribed

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prescript

[pree-skript, ˈpri.skrɪpt]

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synod

N. ecclesiastical council

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synod

[sin-uhd, ˈsɪn.əd]

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