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Shakespeare
Ketcher
55
English
12th Grade
09/11/2014

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Dilatory
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slow, dragging
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infamous
Definition
famous for something bad
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raucous
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wild, boisterous
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savvy
Definition
skilled, skill, ability
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Ostensible
Definition
apparent, seeming
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bolster
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to strengthen or boost
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protocol
Definition
set of rules or procedures
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whimsical
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unpredictable, imaginatively, impulsive, whim
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playwright
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a maker of plays
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i.e. (id est)
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that is to say
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e.g. (exempli gratia)
Definition
for example
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beauteous
Definition
beautiful
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arbitrary
Definition
based on personal feelings, wishes rather than facts, reason, rule, and principle
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explicate
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to deconstruct and explain thoroughly
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virtue
Definition
good quality
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trivial
Definition
small, unimportant, insignificant
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elucidate
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to make something clear; to explain
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scorn
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to belittle or mock someone, show disdain or disrespect
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vindication
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clearing someone of blame, justification
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incarnation
Definition
embodiment, representation, personification, creation
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vice
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an evil or immoral habit or practice; a fault. failing, or weakness.
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idle
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having no basis in reason; of no real worth, importance or significance.
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bestial
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beastly, brutal, inhumane
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demystify
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to make something clear
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allegation
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an accusation
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muse
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one who serves as inspiration for creation
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staunchly
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unwavering; firmly; resolutely, steadfast
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alussion
Definition
reference to something
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exhume
Definition
to dig up or unearth
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bard
Definition
any poet
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contemporary
Definition
one who is of the same time period
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glean
Definition
to gather slowly and laboriously bit by bit
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criticism/ critical method
Definition
a way of looking at literature through a certain lens, or from a certain perspective, slant or angle
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wane
Definition
to diminish, decrease, fade, or disappear
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flay
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to wilt, to fall, to wane
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apotheosis
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the highest point of power, glory, or importance
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quintessential
Definition
perfect example
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fecundity
Definition
fruitfulness
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Ardent
Definition
strong and passionate
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insidious
Definition
Sinister and dangerous
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canon
Definition
the classics; grip of literature that shaped our culture
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brazen
Definition
bold (fresh)
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futile
Definition
pointless, useless
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pervasive
Definition
widely spread
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conjecture
Definition
a guess: guesswork
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discrepancy
Definition
an inconsistency a difference or disparity, an incongruity
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foray
Definition
an adventure
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poach
Definition
to steal, thieve, pilfer, or plunder
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the rack
Definition
torture machine that stretches you out limb from limb from a crank
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prosperous
Definition
successful, wealthy, flourishing, (live long)
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rampant
Definition
widespread, uncontrolled
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deluge
Definition
flood
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condemn
Definition
criticize, blame them, find fault
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denizen
Definition
citizen
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Lest
Definition
in order to avoid
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