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Shakespear - Hamlet Vocabulary
Vocabulary Words From Shakespears Hamlet
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Literature
12th Grade
09/27/2007

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Ambiguous
Definition
open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations.
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Arrant
Definition
downright.
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Cerement
Definition
a cerecloth used for wrapping the dead.
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Chary
Definition
cautious or careful.
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Credent
Definition
believing.
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Gibber
Definition
to speak inarticulately or meaninglessly.
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Harrow
Definition
to disturb keenly or painfully; distress the mind, feelings, etc., of.
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Husbandry
Definition
the cultivation and production of edible crops or of animals for food; agriculture; farming.
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Libertine
Definition
a person who is morally or sexually unrestrained, esp. a dissolute man; a profligate; rake.
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Russet
Definition
yellowish brown, light brown, or reddish brown.
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Suspiration
Definition
a long, deep sigh.
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Tenantless
Definition
a person or group that rents and occupies land, a house, an office, or the like, from another for a period of time; lessee.
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Wax
Definition
to rub, smear, stiffen, polish, etc., with wax: to wax the floor.
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Blench
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to shrink; flinch; quail: an unsteady eye that blenched under another's gaze.
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Chanson
Definition
A song, especially a French one.
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Fret
Definition
to feel or express worry, annoyance, discontent, or the like: Fretting about the lost ring isn't going to help.
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Lecherous
Definition
given to or characterized by lechery; lustful.
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Malefaction
Definition
an evil deed; crime; wrongdoing.
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Quintessence
Definition
the pure and concentrated essence of a substance.
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Rank
Definition
having an offensively strong smell or taste: a rank cigar.
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