Hamlet Vocab 1 Flashcards
Entreat
to ask earnestly
Apparition
a supernatural appearance of a person or thing
Assail
to attack vigorously or violently
Harrow
to disturb keenly; tormentus
Avouch
to affirm or assert; to assume responsibility for; vouch for; guarantee
Parle
a conference between opposing sides in a dispute
Moiety
an appropriate portion; each of two parts into which a thing is or can be divided; a half
Compulsatory
required by law or rule
Suspiration
a long deep sigh
Visage
the face, usually with reference to shape, feature, expression countenance, appearance; aspect
Incestuous
a violation of the laws of marriage between close kin; (of human relations generally) excessively close and resistant to outside influence; excessively or improperly intimate or exclusive; being so close or intimate as to prevent proper functioning
Truncheon
A short staff; a symbol of authority
Dalliance
amorous toying; flirtation; a trifling away of time; dawdling
Calumnious
slanderous; defamation in malicious statements
Bode
to be an nomen of a particular outcome; foreshadow; portend