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week 1 hamlet
| Term | Definition | sentences | synonyms |
|---|---|---|---|
| RESOLUTION | - A RESOLVE OR DETERMINATION. | The lady had to make a RESOLUTION on how to pay her bills. | solution,goal |
| MALEFACTION | AN EVIL DEED; CRIME; WRONGDOING. | The act of robbery is a MALEFACTION. | evil,misdeeds |
| FIRMAMENT | THE VAULT OF HEAVEN; SKY. | Sometimes when i'm down i look up at the FIRMAMENT to lift my spirits. | heaven,the blue |
| PESTILENT | DESTRUCTIVE TO LIFE; DEADLY; POISONOUS; | Under cooked food can be very PESTILENT to young children | baneful, contagious |
| COMMISSION | TO AUTHORIZE; SEND ON A MISSION. | The king COMMISSIONED the artist to paint a picture | task, job |
| AVOUCH | TO CITE AS AUTHORITY | We AVOUCH a king because he sits on a throne | admit,affirm |
| PORTENTOUS | ELICITING AMAZEMENT OR WONDER; SHADOWY OR OMINOUS | Going to DisneyLand is PORTENTOUS to children | happy, exciting |
| PARAGON | MODEL OF EXCELLENCE OR PERFECTION | my cousin is the PARAGON of eating | good at, excels at |
| PARADOX | A STATEMENT OR PROPOSITION THAT SEEMS SELF-CONTRADICTORY OR ABSURD BUT IN REALITY EXPRESSES A POSSIBLE TRUTH. | I don't like to hear PARADOXES because often they are confusing to understand | contradiction,inconsistent |
| SOVEREIGN | SUPREME; PREEMINENT; INDISPUTABLE. | In some religions they believe that their god is the SOVEREIGN god | absolute,unlimited |