Hamlet Vocab Flashcards
affectation
striving for an effect to impress others; a pretense or display
Distemper
I’ll humor; ailment
Firmament
The sky; the heavens
Fordoes
Destroys
Melancholy
Sadness; depression
Paragon
Model of excellence
pastoral
a literary work that portrays country life in a idealized manner
pate
The head
perusal
Careful examination
Pestilent
Dangerous to society; infectious; very harmful
sovereign
supreme
Tediousness
Slow movement or progression; in current usage, dullness
Tribute
payment from one nation to another in acknowledgement of submiss price of protection.
Vouchsafe
To be gracious enough to give
Wonted
customary; usual
writ
A formal legal document ordering or prohibiting an action
Ambiguous
vague; uncertain
Auspicious
attended by favorable circumstances
Calumnious
slanderous
censure
Condemnation; strong disapproval
Countenance
facial expression
Crescent
increasing; growing; waxing (as the moon)
entreated
asked earnestly; pleaded
grapple
hand to hand combat
