Hamlet Vocab

Question 1

Moiety

Answer 1

One of two basic subdivisions of a tribe

Question 2

Portentous

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Of momentous or ominous significance

Question 3

Harbinger

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Something that precedes & indicates the approach of something or someone

Question 4

Partisan

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A pike w/ a long tapering double-edged blade w/ lateral projections

Question 5

Hallowed

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Worthy of religious veneration

Question 6

Auspicious

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Auguring favorable circumstances & goodluck

Question 7

Filial

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Relating to, characteristic of, or befitting an offspring

Question 8

Obsequious

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Attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner

Question 9

Retrograde

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Moving or directed or tending In a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction

Question 10

Jocund

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Full of or showing high-spirited merriment

Question 11

Discourse

Answer 11

Extended verbal expression in speech or writing

Question 12

Countenance

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Appearance conveyed by a person’a face

Question 13

Tenable

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Based on sound, reasoning, or evidence

Question 14

Besmirch

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Smear so as to make dirty or stained

Question 15

Prodigal

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Recklessly wasteful

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Libertine

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A dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained

Question 17

Unfledged

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Young & inexperienced

Question 18

Censure

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Harsh criticism or disapproval

Question 19

Husbandry

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Practice of cultivating the land or raising stock

Question 20

Parley

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Negotiation between enemies

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Beguile

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Attract; cause to me encamped

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Traduce

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Speak unfavorably about

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Canonize

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Treat as a sacred person

Question 24

Sovereignty

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Royal authority; dominion of a monarch

Question 25

Adulterate

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Mixed w/ impurities

Question 26

Enmity

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State of deep-seated ill-will

Question 27

Pernicious

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Exceedingly harmful

Question 28

Antic

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Ludicrously odd

Question 29

Usurp

Answer 29

Seize & take control w/o authority & possibly w/ force

Question 30

Assay

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A quantitative or qualitative test of a substance to determine its components

Question 31

Purport

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Have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming

Question 32

Fetter

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A shackle for the ankles or feet

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Entreat

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Ask for or request earnestly

Question 34

Vouchsafe

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Grant in a condescending manner

Question 35

Gentry

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The most powerful members of a society

Question 36

Beseech

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Ask for or request earnestly

Question 37

Liege

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A feudal lord entitled to an allegiance & service

Question 38

Rebuke

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An act or expression of criticism & censure

Question 39

Expostulate

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Reason w/ (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion

Question 40

Brevity

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Attribute of being brief or fleeting

Question 41

Carrion

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The dead & rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food

Question 42

Contrive

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Make or work out a plan for; devise

Question 43

Tedious

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Lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

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Strumpet

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Woman adulterer

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Mirth

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Great merriment

Question 46

Promontory

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Natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)

Question 47

Firmament

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Apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

Question 48

Paragon

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An ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept

Question 49

Gratis

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W/o payment

Question 50

Sere

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(Used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture

Question 51

Rapier

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A straight sword w/ a narrow blade & two edges

Question 52

Ducat

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Formerly a gold coin of various European countries

Question 53

Appurtenance

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Equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.

Question 54

Indict

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Accuse formally of a crime

Question 55

Diadem

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An ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty

Question 56

Visage

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Appearance conveyed by a person's face

Question 57

Offal

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Viscera & trimmings of a butchered animal often considered inedible by humans

Question 58

Rogue

Answer 58

A deceitful & unreliable scoundrel