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Hamlet vocab 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abstinence | the practice of restraining oneself |
| Flagon | a pitcher of holding alcohol |
| Foil | a sword |
| Forestall | to stop something from happening by taking action beforehand |
| Give | to bestow, express, or surrender |
| Homage | formal submission or loyalty |
| Judicious | according to the law |
| Late | recent |
| Maimed | incomplete |
| Obstinate | unyielding |
| Palpable | evident |
| Parley | a negotiation between enemies to discuss a truce |
| Portal | door way |
| Quintessence | purest form |
| Requiem | a musical composition to honor the dead |
| Sultry | oppressively hot |
| Trifling | foolish conduct |
| Surmise | imagine |