Shakespeare's Secret Vocabulary

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Prowling

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(To move around restlessly and stealthily especially in search of or as if in search of prey )

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Nobility

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(the quality of being noble in character, mind , birth or rank)

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Curiosities

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(strong desires to know or learn something)

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Skeptically

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(not being easily convinced ;having doubts or reservations)

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Intriguing

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(arousing one's curiosity of interest; fascinating)

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Obituaries

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(a notice of deaths, especially in a newspaper , typically including a brief biography of the deceased persons)

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Homage

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(special honor or respect shown publicly)

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Unsung

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(not celebrated or praised)

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Barring

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(except for; if not for)

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Lowly

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(Low in status or importance;humble)

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Obliviously

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(to be forgetful; without remembrance or memory)

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Percolated

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(filter gradually through a porous surface or substance)

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Psychic

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(relating to or denoting faculties or phenoma that are apparently inexplicable by natural laws especially telepathy)

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Laminate

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(overlay with a layer of plastic or some other protective material)

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Unobtrusively

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(to not be conspicuous or attract attention)

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Fultilely

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(to be incapable of any result; ineffective )

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Delinquents

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(a person characterized by a tendency to commit crime, particularly minor crime)

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Intervened

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(to come between so as to prevent or alter a result or course of events)

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Incredulously

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(to be unwilling or unable to believe something)

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Utter

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(complete; absolute)

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Prudence

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(the quality of being prudent:cautiousness)

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Fare

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(perform in a specified way in a particular situation or over a particular period of time)

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Absurdly

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(wildly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate)

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Optimistic

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(hopeful and confident about the future)

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Conspiratorially

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(to look or be involved in a secret plan by two or more people to do something that is harmful and illegal)

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Furrowed

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(mark or be marked with lines or wrinkles caused by frowning, anxiety, or concentration)

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Reverent

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(feeling or showing deep and solemn respect)

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Precedes

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(come before in order or position)

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Rummaged

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(search unsystematically and untidily through a mass or receptacle)

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Vague

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(of uncertain, indefinite, or unclear, character or meaning)

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Twinge

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(a brief experience of emotion, typically an unpleasant one)

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Haphazardly

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(to lack any obvious principle of organization)

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Gilt

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(covered thinly with gold leaf or gold paint)

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emblazoned

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(to conspicuously inscribe or display a design on something)

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Badgered

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(to ask somebody repeatedly and annoyingly for something.)

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Quandary

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(a state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation)

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Belligerently

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(hostile and aggressive)

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Meekly

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(to be quiet, gentle, and easily imposed on; submissive)

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Succumb

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(fail to resist)

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Indifferent:

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(having no particular interest or sympathy)

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Commotion:

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(a state of confused or noisy disturbance)

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Simultaneously :

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(at the same time)

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Emblem:

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(a heraldic device or symbolic object as a distinctive badge of a nation, organization, or family)

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Scepter:

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(an ornamented staff carried by rulers on ceremonial occasions as a symbol of sovereignty )

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Nerve-Racking:

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(causing stress or anxiety)

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Relevant:

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(closely connected or appropriate to the matter at hand)

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Crestfallen:

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(sad and disappointed)

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Realm:

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(a kingdom, field, or domain of activity or interest)

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Slander:

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(the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation)

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Confront:

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(face up to deal with; meet someone face to face with hostile or argumentative intent.)

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Fare:

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(perform in a specified way in a particular situation or over a particular period of time)

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Deceive:

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(of a person cause someone to believe something that is not true, typically in order to gain some personal advantage.)

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Jubilant:

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(feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph)

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Waylay:

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(stop or interrupt someone and detain them in conversation or trouble them in some other way)

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Scam:

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(a dishonest scheme;a fraud)

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Hoax:

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(a humorous or malicious deception )

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Fidgety:

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(inclined to fidget, restless or uneasy)

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Provoke

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(deliberately make someone annoyed or angry)

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Smirk

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(smile in an irritatingly smug, conceited, or silly way.)

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Interminably

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(endless(often used hyperbolically).

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Disperse

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(distribute or spread over a wide area.)

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Hoisted

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(raise or haul up)

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Immensely

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(to a great extent; extremely)

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Diagnosis

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( the identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms.)

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Mere

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(the smallest or slightest.)

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Capacity

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(the ability or power to do, experience, or understand something.)

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Conceal

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(keep (something) secret; prevent from being known or noticed.)

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Preoccupied

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(of a matter or subject) dominate or engross the mind of (someone) to the exclusion of other thoughts.)

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Deplorable

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(deserving strong condemnation;shockingly bad in quality)

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Skeptical

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(not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations.)

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Notoriously

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(famous or well known, typically for some bad quality or deed.)

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Sheepish

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(of a person or expression showing embarrassment from shame or lack of self-confidence)

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Jauntily

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(having or expressing a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner)

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Dreary

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(dull, bleak,and lifeless; depressing)

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Scoundrel

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(a dishonest or unscrupulous person;a rogue)

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Engross

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(absorb all the attention or interest of)

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Hazard

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(a danger or risk)

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Nondescript

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(lacking distinctive or interesting feature or characteristics)

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Vandalized

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(deliberately destroy or damage)

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Vulgar

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(lacking sophistication or good taste;unrefined)

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Persecution

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(hostility and ill- treatment especially because of race or political or religious beliefs)

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Breach

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(an act of breaking or failing to observe a law, agreement or code of conduct)

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Protocol

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(the official procedure or system of rules governing affairs of state or diplomatic occasions.)

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Regalia

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(the emblems or insignia of royalty especially the crown, scepter, and other ornaments used as a coronation)

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Illegitimate

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(not authorized by the law:not in accordance with accepted standards or rules.)

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Impending

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(be about to happen)

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Warily

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(in a way that shows a lack of trust; suspiciously )

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Subtle

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(so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe)

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Folio

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(an individual leaf of paper or parchment numbered on the recto or front side only occurring either loose as one of a series or forming part of a bound volume)

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Endowment

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(a quality or ability possessed or inherited by someone)

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Gingerly

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(in a careful or cautious manner)

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Ubiquitous

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(present, appearing, or found everywhere.)

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Twinge

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(a brief experience of an emotion, typically an unpleasant one.)

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Deter

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(discourage (someone) from doing something, typically by instilling doubt or fear of the consequences.)

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Oblivious

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(not aware of or not concerned about what is happening around one.)

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Oft

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(archaic, poetic/literary, or jocular form of often. )