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Hamlet Vocab

AP Lit. "Hamlet" vocab list with defintions

TermDefinition
Dirge (noun) Funeral song or poem expressing grief.
Mirth (noun) Joy, laughter, or happiness
Convocation (noun) A large formal gathering or assembly
Pernicious (Adj.) Causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful. Destructive, harmful
Quintessence (noun) Something in its purest form.
Chide (verb) To express disapproval of; scold; reproach
Paragon (noun) A model or pattern of excellence or of a particular excellence
Contumely (noun) A humiliating insult or treatment.
Abhorred (adj.) Regarded with extreme disgust or hatred; detested; loathed; deeply disliked.
Feckless (adj.) Ineffective; incomplete; futile, lacking
Hubris (noun) Excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance (that often lead to downfall)
Blench (Verb) To shrink; to flinch, reaction to fear.
Knavery (noun) Dishonesty
Prophetic (adj.) Predicting the future
Gibe (noun) A taunting, mocking, or sarcastic remark.
Malefactions (noun) An evil deed; or a crime/criminal act.
Wantonness (noun) Bad behavior that is intentional; remorseless.
Clemency (noun) leniency; mercy.
Contagion (noun) The communication/spread of a disease by direct or indirect contact.
Mountebank (noun) A person who deceives others; a trickster
Satyr A grotesque creature, half-man and half-goat that is from Greek mythology, known to be sinful
Hyperion A titan who represents greatness.
Niobe Known for her crying; turned to stone for her excessive pride and arrogance; thought she had more children than Leto (titan)
Hecuba A crucial link to Hamlet's own emotional state. (wife of the Trojan King), very upset after her husband got killed
Priam King of Troy, Greek mythology, killed by pirates in the Trojan war
Phoebus Another name for Apollo (roman sun god), associated with light and prophecy
Alexander the Great He was the great military leader during the Ancient times and acquired a bunch of land.
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