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Hamlet Act V vocab
vocabluary from act 5 of hamlet
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cudgel | 1. A short, thick stick used as a weapon; club 2. Defend strongly |
| stoup | A drinking cup; flagon; tankard |
| pate | Top of the head; head |
| circumvent | 1. Get the better of or defeat by trickery; outwit 2. Go around 3. Catch in a trap |
| cognizances | 1. A distinguishing mark or emblem |
| conveyances | 1. A carrying; transmission; transportation 2. Thing that carries people and goods; vehicle 3. Communication 4. Transfer or ownership |
| equivocation | 1. The use of expressions with a double meaning in order to mislead 2. An equivocal expression 3. Avoidance of committing oneself on some matter |
| flagon | Container for liquids, usually having a handle, spout, and cover. |
| abbhorred | Regard with horror or disgust; hate completely; detest; loath |
| gibes | Speak in a sneering way; jeer; scoff; sneer |
| imperious | 1. Haughty or arrogant; domineering; overbearing 2. Not to be avoided; necessary; urgent |
| obsequies | Funeral rites or ceremonies; stately funeral |
| shards | 1. Piece of broken earthenware or pottery 2. A broken piece; fragment |
| requiem | 1. Mass for the dead; musical church service for the dead 2. Any musical service or hymn for the dead |
| knavery | Behavior of a knave or rascal; trickery; dishonesty |
| conjuration | 1. An invoking by a sacred name; conjuring 2. The practice of magic 3. A magic form of words used in conjuring; magic spell |
| tributary | 1. Stream that flows into a larger stream or body of water 2. Person or country that pays tribute, and obligation |
| amities | Peace and friendship |
| diligence | Constant and earnest effort to accomplish what is undertaken; industry |
| perdition | 1. Loss of one's soul and the joys of heaven; damnation 2. Hell 3. Utter loss or destruction; complete ruin |
| verity | 1. Truth 2. A true statement or fact 3. Reality |
| dearth | 1. Too small a supply; great scarcity or lack 2. Scarcity of food; famine |
| augury | 1. Prediction; sign; omen 2. Art or practice of fortelling events by interpreting such signs and omens as the flight of birds, thunder and lightning |
| palpable | 1. Readily seen or heard and recognized; obvious 2. That can be touched; tangible |
| carouses | Drink heavily; take part in noisy revelry |
| felicity | 1. Great happiness; bliss 2. Good fortune; blessing |
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anna153122
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