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Hamlet Vocabulary
D. Mo's Vocab
23
English
11th Grade
04/13/2008

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auspicious
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conducive to success
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impotent
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helpless or powerless
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impious
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showing a lack of respect for God
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rank
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having a foul or offensive smell
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wax
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have a progressively larger part of its visible surface illuminated, increasing its apparent size.
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besmirch
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damage (someone's reputation)
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creedance
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belief in or acceptance of something as true
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chary
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cautiously or suspiciously reluctant to do something
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calumnity
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slanderous
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dalliance
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a casual romantic or sexual relationship
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censure
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the formal expression of severe disapproval
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importune
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harass (someone) persistently for or to do something
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beguile
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charm or enchant (someone), often in a deceptive way
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traduce
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speak badly of or tell lies about someone
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pith
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the essence of something
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ponderous
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dull or laborious
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sate
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satisfy
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pernicious
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having a harmful effect
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antic
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bizarre
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wanton
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(of a cruel or violent action) deliberate and unprovoked
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incontinent
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lacking self-restraint; uncontrolled
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sully
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damage the purity or integrity
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quintessence
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a refined essence or extract of a substance
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