Hamlet Vocab
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 calumnious | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| levies | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| pith | the essential part |
| requite | to make return for : repay |
| visage | the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal |
| wax | to increase in size, numbers, strength, prosperity, or intensity |
| affectation | the act of taking on or displaying an attitude or mode of behavior not natural to oneself or not genuinely felt |
| distemper | to throw out of order |
| fordoes | To bring to ruin; destroy |
| pate | the crown of the head |
| tribute | a payment by one ruler or nation to another in acknowledgment of submission or as the price of protection |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| wonted | usual or ordinary especially by reason of established habit |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense |
| capon | a castrated male chicken |
| prating | to talk long and idly |
| conjectures | a conclusion deduced by surmise or guesswork |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| providence | capitalized : God conceived as the power sustaining and guiding human destiny |
| flagon | a large bulging short-necked bottle |
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate |
| ordnance | military supplies including weapons, ammunition, combat vehicles, and maintenance tools and equipment |
| sexton | a church officer or employee who takes care of the church property and performs related minor duties |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
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