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Hamlet

Hamlet. Vocabulary. abate. Verb To lessen; to decrease Synonym: decline, dwindle, ebb, recede Antonym: enlarge, escalate, swell, intensify. abhorred. Adjective Hated; disgusting Synonym: despised, detested, loathed Antonym: favored, prized, adored. abominably. Adverb

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Hamlet

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  1. Hamlet Vocabulary

  2. abate • Verb • To lessen; to decrease • Synonym: decline, dwindle, ebb, recede • Antonym: enlarge, escalate, swell, intensify

  3. abhorred • Adjective • Hated; disgusting • Synonym: despised, detested, loathed • Antonym: favored, prized, adored

  4. abominably • Adverb • With hatred, detestably • Synonym: N/A • Antonym: N/A

  5. aloof • Adjective • Removed or distant either physically or emotionally. • Synonym: antisocial, distant, standoffish • Antonym: cordial, friendly, warm

  6. beguile • Verb • To deceive or cheat • Synonym: trick, hoodwink, bamboozle • Antonym: undeceive, divulge, reveal

  7. carouses • Verb • Drinks merrily • Synonym: revel, binge, roister • Antonym: N/A

  8. consummation • Noun • The last part of a process or action • Synonym: completion, achievement, conclusion • Antonym: beginning, nascence, dawn

  9. contagion • Noun • The causative agent of a disease • Synonym: N/A • Antonym: N/A

  10. diadem • Noun • A decorative band or wreath worn about the head as a symbol of royalty • Synonym: chaplet, coronet, laurel, tiara • Antonym: N/A

  11. discretion • Noun • Permission to make decisions using your own judgment • Synonym: discreetness, wisdom, prudence • Antonym: idiocy, imprudence, senselessness

  12. entreated • Verb • To make a request in an earnest or urgent manner; to beg • Synonym: appeal, beseech, plead, importune • Antonym: N/A

  13. exhort • Verb • To try to persuade through earnest appeals or strong arguments • Synonym: prod, goad, press • Antonym: deter, dissuade, inhibit

  14. imminent • Adjective • Giving signs of immediate occurrence • Synonym: impending, looming, threatening • Antonym: eventual, distant, far-off

  15. importuned • Verb • Insistently begged • Synonym: entreat, plead, pray • Antonym: oblige, conciliate

  16. obscure • Adjective • Having an intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning • Synonym: cryptic, nebulous, murky, mystic • Antonym: clear, obvious, unequivocal

  17. perdition • Noun • The place of punishment for the wicked after death • Synonym: Hell • Antonym: Heaven

  18. precept • Noun • Rule or principle • Synonym: N/A • Antonym: N/A

  19. privy • Adjective • Not known or meant to be known by the general populace; made participant in secret • Synonym: confidential, intimate, secret • Antonym: common, open, public

  20. rogue • Noun • A mean, evil or unprincipled person • Synonym: villain, fiend, rapscallion, miscreant • Antonym: innocent, saint, hero

  21. satirical • Adjective • Marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings • Synonym: biting, mocking, acerbic, barbed • Antonym: gentle, mild, cordial, affable

  22. treachery • Noun • The act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another; willful betrayal of trust • Synonym: deception, disloyalty, perfidy • Antonym: allegiance, devotion, fealty

  23. usurp • Verb • To take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right • Synonym: seize, confiscate, commandeer • Antonym: N/A

  24. visage • Noun • The face or facial expression of a person • Synonym: countenance, expression • Antonym: N/A

  25. wantonness • Noun • Disposition to immorality or extravagance • Synonym: debauchery, licentiousness, lavishness • Antonym: virtue, morality, frugality

  26. whet • Verb • To sharpen; to stimulate • Synonym: grind, hone, edge • Antonym: blunt, dull

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