Hamlet Acts IV and V Flashcards
(28 cards)
1
Q
kept short
A
kept on a short leash
2
Q
pith
A
inner substance
3
Q
countenance
A
condone, give silent support for
4
Q
nose him
A
smell him
5
Q
bark
A
boat
6
Q
imports
A
signifies
7
Q
craven
A
cowardly
8
Q
scruple
A
a doubt, uncertainty, or hesitation
9
Q
exhort
A
strongly urge
10
Q
importunate
A
begging insistently
11
Q
pendent
A
hanging
12
Q
melodious lay
A
melodious song
13
Q
circumvent
A
to avoid as if by passing around
14
Q
sexton
A
gravedigger
15
Q
action of battery
A
lawsuit in a case of physical assault
16
Q
corse
A
corpse
17
Q
obsequies
A
funeral ceremony
18
Q
profane
A
deprive of sanctity
19
Q
quick
A
alive
20
Q
prate
A
talk foolishly
21
Q
benetted
A
caught in a net
22
Q
conjuration
A
solemn appeal
23
Q
subscribed
A
wrote (a name) at the bottom of the paper
24
Q
impression
A
a mark in the wax
25
changeling
a deformed child substituted for the parents' original child by the fairies
26
winnowed
carefully selected
27
blow them to their trial
test them by merely blowing upon them
28
augury
premonitions
