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hamlet vocab 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Apparition | ghost |
| Asunder | into pieces |
| Bier | moveable stand that supports a coffin |
| Brazen | shameless, bold |
| Churlish | rude behavior |
| Condole | to express sympathy |
| Dirge | a mournful poem that laments someone’s death |
| Felicity | intense happiness |
| Fetter | a chain used to restrain |
| Garrisoned | the act of stationing troops in a town to defend or occupy it |
| Insolence | disrespectful behavior |
| Jocund | high spirited |
| Malefaction | an evil deed |
| Mirth | amusement expressed through laughter |
| Mortise | a hole cut into a material to receive a corresponding projection, creating a strong, stable joint |
| Perusal | the act of examining something |
| Prate | to talking excessively |