Hamlet: Act 1

Kevin S.
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  1. apparition
    a ghostly appearing figure
  2. assail
    attack in speech or writing
  3. smite
    inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon
  4. martial
    suggesting war or military life
  5. obligation
    the state of being bound to do or pay something
  6. sterling
    highest in quality
  7. censure
    harsh criticism or disapproval
  8. apt
    being of striking appropriateness and relevance
  9. tainted
    touched by rot or decay
  10. arrant
    complete and without qualification
  11. knave
    a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
  12. antic
    ludicrously odd
  13. perturbed
    thrown into a state of agitated confusion
  14. emulate
    strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
  15. mettle
    the courage to carry on
  16. mote
    a tiny piece of anything
  17. harbinger
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
  18. erring
    capable of making an error
  19. auspicious
    indicating favorable circumstances and good luck
  20. suspiration
    an utterance made by exhaling audibly
Created on Sun Nov 25 16:23:47 EST 2012

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