Hamlet 1-3 Flashcards
Knavish
Unprincipled
Commingled
Blended
Contagion
Harmful or corrupting influence
Sinews
Tendons; muscules
Visage
The face or facial expression
Piteous
Demanding or arousing pity
Scourge
Means of inflicting severe suffering, vengeance, or punishment
Afflict
To inflict grievous physical or mental suffering on
Discreation
Ability or power to decide responsibility
Entreat
To make an earnest request of
Beseech
To adress an earnest or urgent request to; implore
Contrive
To plan with cleverness or ingenuity
Paragon
A model of excellence or perfection of kind
Appurtenance
Something added to another, more important thing; an appendage
Epitaph
An inscription on a tombstone in memory of the one buried there
Portentous
Full of unspecific able significance; exciting wonder and awe
Invulnerable
Immune to attack; impregnable; impossible to damage, injure or wound
Malicious
Spiteful
Filial
The relationship of child or offspring to parent
Prodigal
Rashly or waste fully extravagant
Vow
An earnest promise
Pernicious
Deadly; destructive
Ambiguous
Open to more than one interpretation