Hamlet Section 1

Question 1

Abridge

Answer 1

To shorten, diminish

Question 2

Adulterate

Answer 2

To make impure by adding lesser substances, to corrupt

Question 3

Afoot

Answer 3

Something that is developing, or in the process of happening

Question 4

Aloof

Answer 4

Apart, indifferent

Question 5

Ambiguous

Answer 5

Having more than one meaning, not a clear meaning

Question 6

Antiquated

Answer 6

Obsolete, out of fashion, no longer usable

Question 7

Apprehend

Answer 7

To seize, arrest, take into custody ; understand, become aware of

Question 8

Ardor

Answer 8

Warmth or heart of emotion ; extreme force, vigor, or energy

Question 9

Augury

Answer 9

An omen or prophecy

Question 10

Auspicious

Answer 10

Favorable

Question 11

Baseness

Answer 11

The quality of lacking higher values

Question 12

Beguile

Answer 12

To deceive, mislead, persuade with charm

Question 13

Bestial

Answer 13

Brutality lacking reason, having the attributes of a savage

Question 14

Boisterous

Answer 14

Rowdy, rough and stormy

Question 15

Brazen

Answer 15

Shameless, insolent, disrespectful

Question 16

Bulwark

Answer 16

A strong defense or something that defends

Question 17

Carnal

Answer 17

Marked by sexuality that is often frank, crude, and unrelieved by higher emotions

Question 18

Celestial

Answer 18

Pertaining to the sky or heavens

Question 19

Censure

Answer 19

To blame or condemn

Question 20

Chary

Answer 20

Careful, cautious

Question 21

Chaste

Answer 21

Morally pure

Question 22

Chide

Answer 22

To voice disapproval, scold

Question 23

Circumscribed

Answer 23

Restricted or limited

Question 24

Circumvent

Answer 24

To get around something, to outwit, frustrate ; avoid

Question 25

Abate

Answer 25

To reduce in intensity or amount