Hamlet Act 3

Question 1

Aloof

Answer 1

(adj) not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant; detached

Question 2

Smart

Answer 2

(v) (of a wound or part of the body) feel or cause a sharp stinging pain

Question 3

Consummation

Answer 3

(n) completion; perfection; fulfillment

Question 4

Calamity

Answer 4

(n) an event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster

Question 5

Pangs

Answer 5

(n) a sudden sharp pain or painful emotion

Question 6

Insolence

Answer 6

(n) rude or disrespectful behavior

Question 7

Resolution

Answer 7

(n) a firm decision to do or not to do something

Question 8

Awry

Answer 8

(adj) away from the appropriate, planned, or expected course; amiss

Question 9

Orisons

Answer 9

(n) a prayer

Question 10

Dowry

Answer 10

(n) property or money brought by a bride to her husband on their marriage

Question 11

Calumny

Answer 11

(n) the making of false and defamatory statements about someone in order to damage their reputation; slander

Question 12

Temperance

Answer 12

(n) moderation or self-restraint in action, statement, etc.; self-control

Question 13

Purge

Answer 13

(v) rid (someone or something) of an unwanted quality, condition, or feeling

Question 14

Bulwark

Answer 14

(n) a defensive wall

Question 15

Chide

Answer 15

(v) scold or rebuke or criticize

Question 16

Whet

Answer 16

(n) a thing that stimulates appetite or desire; sharpen

Question 17

Adders

Answer 17

(n) small venomous Eurasian snakes

Question 18

Mandate

Answer 18

(n) an official order or commission to do something