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 ID: 776055
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Hamlet
Vocabulary
Slide2abate
Verb
To lessen; to decrease
Synonym: decline, dwindle, ebb, recede
Antonym: enlarge, escalate, swell, intensify
Slide3abhorred
Adjective
Hated; disgusting
Synonym: despised, detested, loathed
Antonym: favored, prized, adored
Slide4abominably
Adverb
With hatred, detestably
Synonym: N/A
Antonym: N/A
Slide5aloof
A
djective
Removed or distant either physically or emotionally.
Synonym: antisocial, distant, standoffish
Antonym: cordial, friendly, warm
Slide6beguile
Verb
To deceive or cheat
Synonym: trick, hoodwink, bamboozle
Antonym: undeceive, divulge, reveal
Slide7carouses
Verb
Drinks merrily
Synonym: revel, binge, roister
Antonym: N/A
Slide8consummation
Noun
The last part of a process or action
Synonym: completion, achievement, conclusion
Antonym: beginning, nascence, dawn
Slide9contagion
Noun
The causative agent of a disease
Synonym: N/A
Antonym: N/A
Slide10diadem
Noun
A decorative band or wreath worn about the head as a symbol of royalty
Synonym: chaplet, coronet, laurel, tiara
Antonym: N/A
Slide11discretion
Noun
Permission to make decisions using your own judgment
Synonym: discreetness, wisdom, prudence
Antonym: idiocy, imprudence, senselessness
Slide12entreated
Verb
To make a request in an earnest or urgent manner; to beg
Synonym: appeal, beseech, plead, importune
Antonym: N/A
Slide13exhort
Verb
To try to persuade through earnest appeals or strong arguments
Synonym: prod, goad, press
Antonym: deter, dissuade, inhibit
Slide14imminent
Adjective
Giving signs of immediate occurrence
Synonym: impending, looming, threatening
Antonym: eventual, distant, far-off
Slide15importuned
Verb
Insistently begged
Synonym: entreat, plead, pray
Antonym: oblige, conciliate
Slide16obscure
Adjective
Having an intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning
Synonym: cryptic, nebulous, murky, mystic
Antonym: clear, obvious, unequivocal
Slide17perdition
Noun
The place of punishment for the wicked after death
Synonym: Hell
Antonym: Heaven
Slide18precept
Noun
Rule or principle
Synonym: N/A
Antonym: N/A
Slide19privy
Adjective
Not known or meant to be known by the general populace; made participant in secret
Synonym: confidential, intimate, secret
Antonym: common, open, public
Slide20rogue
Noun
A mean, evil or unprincipled person
Synonym: villain, fiend, rapscallion, miscreant
Antonym: innocent, saint, hero
Slide21satirical
Adjective
Marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings
Synonym: biting, mocking, acerbic, barbed
Antonym: gentle, mild, cordial, affable
Slide22treachery
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
Slide23usurp
Verb
To take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right
Synonym: seize, confiscate, commandeer
Antonym: N/A
Slide24visage
Noun
The face or facial expression of a person
Synonym: countenance, expression
Antonym: N/A
Slide25wantonness
Noun
Disposition to immorality or extravagance
Synonym: debauchery, licentiousness, lavishness
Antonym: virtue, morality, frugality
Slide26whet
Verb
To sharpen; to stimulate
Synonym: grind, hone, edge
Antonym: blunt, dull