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Hamlet
Hamlet vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bulwarks | strong defense |
| portentous | ominous |
| extremity | limit |
| consummation | completion |
| mandate | authoritative command |
| harbinger | forerunner |
| firmament | heavens |
| orison | prayer |
| conjecture | speculation |
| dirge | mourning song |
| paragon | model of perfection |
| paradox | contradiction |
| impetuous | impulsive |
| impious | unholy |
| gratis | free |
| calumny | accusation |
| requite | repay |
| jocund | cheerful |
| savory | appetizing |
| temperance | moderation |
| visage | face |
| obscure | uncertain |
| bier | coffin stand |
| chronicles | histories |
| circumscribe | limits |
| incensed | angry |
| inter | bury |
| pestilent | destruction |
| supefluous | unnecessary |
| importunate | demanding |
| cudgel | stick |
| pate | head |
| abhorred | disgust |
| prate | babble |
| amity | friendship |
| dearth | scarce |
| germane | relevant |
| commended | praised |
| diligent | hardworking |
| felicity | happiness |
| precept | rules |
| martial | military |
| avouch | assert |
| perusal | reading |
| malefaction | crime |
| purge | eliminate |
| buffet | hit |
| cleave | split |
| dalliance | play |
| usurp | taken by force |