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AP Englsih
Hamlet Vocab 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| paragon (n) | a perfect example, model of excellence |
| mirth (n) | happiness, great merriment, amused laughter |
| rouge (n, adj) | deceitful person, untrustworthy, scoundrel; unpredictable, no longer under control |
| tedious (adj) | monotonous, boring, tiresome, lacking in interest, cause mental wariness |
| liege (n) | feudal lard entitled to allegiance and service, address to a king or lord |
| rapier (n) | narrow, double-edged sword |
| carrion (n, adj) | rotting, dead flesh; feeding on carrion |
| promontory (n) | high point of land projecting into the sea, head land |
| entreat (v) | to ask for, beseech, request earnestly, to implore and beg |
| firmament (n) | the expanse of the sky, the heavens |
| rebuke (n,v) | a sharp, stern reprimand; to scold, reprimand, to disapprove of |
| diadem (n) | a tiara, crown or ornamental jeweled headdress |
| contrive (v) | to make up or work out a plan, to devise |
| sere (adj) | dried up, having lost all moisture |
| purport (n,v) | a reason, an intention, a purpose, meaning; to present the appearance of but claim falsely |
| gentry (n) | upper or ruling class, aristocracy, well born and bred people |
| brevity (n) | briefness, shortness of time, the quality of expressing much in few words |
| gratis (adj, adv) | without charge or payment, free |
| indict (v) | to accuse of or charge with a crime formally |
| offal (n) | internal organs, viscera; parts of an animal considered inedible |
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