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Hamlet Vocab
Act I
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11th Grade
05/27/2013

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Avouch
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(verb)-to support, affirm or cite as authority
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Martial
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(adjective)-related to or suited for war
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Portentous
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(adjective)-foreshadowing, predicting the future, or ominous
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Harbinger
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(noun)-something that foreshadows what is to come; an omen or a sign
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Dirge
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(noun)-a song of grief; a mournful piece of music (a song appropriate for a funeral)
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Impious
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(adjective)-lacking respect, usually for religion (pious-religious)
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Jocund
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(adjective)-joyful, cheerful, having high spirits
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Circumscribed
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(verb or adjective)-to surround by a boundary; to encircle or limit
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Dalliance
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(noun)-an unimportant or frivolous action; a brief or casual involvement in something
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Precept
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(noun)-an instruction or teaching
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