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AP Englsih

Hamlet Vocab

QuestionAnswer
usurp (v) to seize and take control by force without authority
portentous (adj) not boding well for the future, a bad omen of ominous significance
partisan (n, adj) a spear or pipe with a long blade; a supporter of a cause or issue, biased or devoted to a party or cause
hallowed (adj) holy, sacred, worthy of religious worship
auspicious (adj) boding well for the future, a good omen
filial (adj) related to or characteristic of the relationship between children to parents
obsequious (adj) fawning, sucking up to, attentive in a servile manner
retrograde (adj) moving, directed, or trending in a backwards direction
jocund (adj) happy, merry, glad, in high spirits
discourse (n, v) a formal discussion, debate, or conversation: to converse or talk
truant (n, adj) a student absent from school without reason or excuse; absent without permission or authority
tenable (adj) based on sound or good reasoning or evidence
prodigal (adj) recklessly wasteful and extravagant
libertine (n) a person who is morally and often (sexually) unrestrained, a corrupt and debauched individual
unfledged (adj) young and underdeveloped or inexperienced
censure (n, v) harsh criticism, an official reprimand; to criticize harshly
husbandry (n) the practice of farming (cultivation of land and raising livestock), sensible and thrifty management
parley (n, v) a negotiation between factions at war; to negotiate, to discuss
pernicious (adj) exceedingly harmful, evil, and deadly
antic (n, adj) mischievous acts, trickery, pranks; weird, odd, and strange behavior
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