Talk Like Shakespeare Day: Talk Like Shakespeare Day, List 7

Check out this list of sampled words William Shakespeare is credited with coining or first putting into print.

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  1. advertising
    the business of drawing attention to goods and services
  2. bluster
    act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner
  3. clangor
    a loud resonant repeating noise
  4. critic
    anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something
  5. domineering
    tending to rule in a cruel manner
  6. expert
    a person with special knowledge who performs skillfully
  7. frugal
    avoiding waste
  8. grovel
    show submission or fear
  9. hostile
    characterized by enmity or ill will
  10. invitation
    a request to be present or take part in something
  11. luggage
    cases used to carry belongings when traveling
  12. multitudinous
    too numerous to be counted
  13. negotiate
    discuss the terms of an arrangement
  14. overblown
    puffed up with vanity
  15. protest
    the act of making a strong public expression of disapproval
  16. reliance
    the state of depending on something
  17. rumination
    a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
  18. seamy
    morally degraded
  19. summit
    the top or extreme point of something
  20. tranquil
    not agitated
  21. unsolicited
    not asked for
  22. unsullied
    free from blemishes
  23. vault
    jump across or leap over, as an obstacle
  24. zany
    ludicrous or foolish
Created on Wed Apr 12 18:38:17 EDT 2023 (updated Thu Apr 20 15:47:44 EDT 2023)

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