Hamlet Vocab. #1 - English Flashcards
seize and take control without authority
usurp
one of two basic subdivisions of a tribe
moiety
of momentous or ominous significance
portentous
something indicating the approach of something or someone
harbinger
a pike with a long tapering blade with lateral projections
partisan
worthy of religious veneration
hallowed
auguring favorable circumstances and good luck
auspicious
relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring
filial
attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner
obsequious
moving or directed or tending in a backward direction
retrograde
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
jocund
extended verbal expression in speech or writing
discourse
absent without permission
truant
the appearance conveyed by a person’s face
countenance
based on sound reasoning or evidence
tenable
smear so as to make dirty or stained
besmirch
recklessly wasteful
prodigal
a dissolute person
libertine
young and inexperienced
unfledged
harsh criticism or disapproval
censure
the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
husbandry
a negotiation between enemies
parley
attract; cause to be enamored
beguile
speak unfavorably about
traduce
treat as a sacred person
canonize
royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
sovereignty
mixed with impurities
adulterate
a state of deep-seated ill-will
enmity
exceedingly harmful
pernicious
ludicrously odd
antic
