Talk Like Shakespeare Day: Talk Like Shakespeare Day, List 2

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

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  1. accessible
    capable of being reached
  2. amazement
    the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
  3. barefaced
    with no effort to conceal
  4. cater
    give what is desired or needed
  5. compact
    closely and firmly united or packed together
  6. dawn
    the first light of day
  7. dishearten
    take away the enthusiasm of
  8. employer
    a person or firm that hires workers
  9. feature
    a prominent attribute or aspect of something
  10. foppish
    overly concerned with extreme elegance in dress and manner
  11. generous
    willing to give and share unstintingly
  12. gossip
    speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies
  13. impede
    be a hindrance or obstacle to
  14. inducement
    a positive motivational influence
  15. lackluster
    not having brilliance or vitality
  16. malignant
    dangerous to health
  17. monumental
    of outstanding significance
  18. obscene
    offensive to the mind
  19. paternal
    characteristic of a father
  20. premeditated
    characterized by deliberate purpose and a degree of planning
  21. rant
    talk at length in a noisy, excited, or angry manner
  22. resolve
    find a solution or answer
  23. satisfy
    fill or meet a want or need
  24. sportive
    given to merry frolicking
Created on Wed Apr 12 18:35:00 EDT 2023 (updated Thu Apr 20 15:46:46 EDT 2023)

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