Hamlet Vocab (1)

Question 1

brazen

Answer 1

flagrantly audacious

Question 2

harbinger

Answer 2

a signal or indicator of what is to come

Question 3

auspicious

Answer 3

accompanied by favorable circumstances

Question 4

mirth

Answer 4

cheerfulness, especially when expressed by laughter

Question 5

obsequious

Answer 5

exhibiting servile compliance or deference; fawning

Question 6

circumscribe

Answer 6

to encircle, delimit, or define the bounds of something

Question 7

enmity

Answer 7

deep-seated, often mutual hatred

Question 8

clamor

Answer 8

a loud outcry; a hubbub

Question 9

vouchsafe

Answer 9

to grant generously to someone beneath you

Question 10

paragon

Answer 10

a model of excellence; a perfect example

Question 11

tempest

Answer 11

a wild storm

Question 12

clemency

Answer 12

mercy or leniency

Question 13

extant

Answer 13

still in existence; not lost or destroyed

Question 14

fetters

Answer 14

chains or shackles

Question 15

bulwark

Answer 15

a defense or safeguard

Question 16

chide

Answer 16

to scold mildly

Question 17

whet

Answer 17

to sharpen

Question 18

ardor

Answer 18

intensity of feeling; fervency

Question 19

abate

Answer 19

to lessen over time or as a result of changing conditions

Question 20

germane

Answer 20

relevant to the subject at hand

Question 21

dearth

Answer 21

shortage; lack; small supply

Question 22

aloof

Answer 22

emotionally distant

Question 23

felicity

Answer 23

happiness

Question 24

upshot

Answer 24

final result or outcome; bottom line of a complex situation