Hamlet Act 1 Flashcards
Assail
(v) make a concerted or violent attack on
Usurp
(v) take (position of power or importance) illegally or by force
Avouch
(v) affirm or assert, to prove or guarantee
Martial
(adj) of or appropriate to war; warlike
Harbinger
(n) person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another
Mirth
(n) amusement or laughter
Dirge
(n) a lament for the dead, especially one forming part of a funeral rite; mourning
Kin
(n) a person’s relatives; family relationship; relative or kinsman; same or similar kind
Beseech
(v) ask (someone) urgently and fervently to do something; implore; entreat
Truant
(n) a student who stays away from school without leave or explanation
Countenance
(n) appearance, especially the look or expression of the face
Trifle
(n) an article or thing of very little value
Circumscribe
(v) restrict (something) within limits
Chaste
(adj) not engaging in sexual relations; celibate
Importunity
(n) persistence, especially to the point of annoyance
Dalliance
(n) a casual romantic or sexual relationship
Percepts
(n) a general rule intended to regulate behavior or thought
Prodigal
(adj) spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant
Antic
(adj) odd, silly, bizarre
Disposition
natural mental and emotional outlook or mood; characteristic attitude or manner
