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Hamlet Vocabulary Test
30 Vocabulary words
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English
11th Grade
11/30/2011

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Deplore
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V.To feel or express strong condemnation towards something
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Petulant
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Adj. Sulky, bad tempered
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Usurp
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V. To overthrow, to take from someone their place of status or kingdom
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Harrow
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V. to cause distress to
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Ratify
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V. To make right, to sign a legal document is to ratify it, to make true or official
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Mettle
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N. One's ability to deal with difficulties
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Portenteous
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Adj. of momentous significance
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Harbinger
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N. a forerunner of something, a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another
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Impotent
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Adj. Unable to move or take effective action, heartless, weak, powerless
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Mirth
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N. Amusement, especially as expressed in laughter
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Dirge
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N. An element of the dead, especially one forming part of a funeral right
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Obsequious
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Adj. Obedient, overly attentive, servile
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Obstinate
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Adj. Being stubborn and not changing ones actions or opinions
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Peevish
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Adj. Having or showing an irritable disposition
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Truant
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N. A child who skips school without permission; one who neglects duty
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Caluminous
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Adj. the making of false and slanderous statements to damages another's reputation
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Tender
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V. Te be kind and beneficent, to show gentleness
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Sepulcher
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N. A small monument cut in rock where a dead person is buried
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Sovereignty
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N. Supreme power or authority
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Disposition
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N. A persons inherent qualities of mind or nature
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Purge
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V. To clean out, to rid of unwanted feeling/memory/condition
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Leprous
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Adj. One who suffers from leprosy
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Damned
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Adj. One condemned to suffer eternal punishment in hell
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Pernicious
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Adj. having a harmful effect
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Encumber
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V. To restrict or impede in such a way that freedom or movement is difficult
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Perturbed
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Adj. To be anxious or unsettled
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Forgery
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N. The action of copying or imitating someone else's signature/documents/art
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Incontinent
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Adj.Having no or insufficient control of ones bowls
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Perchance
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Adv. Some chance of occuring
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Perusal
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V.N. The action of reading or examining something
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