Hamlet vocab

Question 1

Great happiness; bliss

Answer 1

felicity

Question 2

A means of inflicting severe suffering, vengeance, or punishment

Answer 2

scourge

Question 3

To plan with cleverness or ingenuity

Answer 3

Contrive

Question 4

unprincipled

Answer 4

Knavish

Question 5

Being beyond what is required

Answer 5

Superfluous

Question 6

Ability to decide responsibly

Answer 6

Discretion

Question 7

An earnest promise

Answer 7

Vow

Question 8

Rashly extravagant

Answer 8

Prodigal

Question 9

To inflict mental or physical suffering on

Answer 9

Afflict

Question 10

Of relating to the body or flesh

Answer 10

Carnal

Question 11

The lowest or bottom part

Answer 11

Base

Question 12

High praise

Answer 12

Extolement

Question 13

Tendon; muscles

Answer 13

Sinew

Question 14

Demanding or arousing pity

Answer 14

Piteous

Question 15

An inscription on a tombstone

Answer 15

Epitaph

Question 16

Open to more than one interpretation

Answer 16

Ambiguous

Question 17

A harmful, corrupting influence

Answer 17

Contagion

Question 18

Deadly, destructive, wicked

Answer 18

Pernicious

Question 19

Spiteful

Answer 19

Malicious

Question 20

Difficult to work with

Answer 20

Churlish

Question 21

To address an earnest request to

Answer 21

Beseech

Question 22

immune to attack

Answer 22

Invulnerable

Question 23

tension or strife

Answer 23

Discord

Question 24

the face or facial expression

Answer 24

Visage

Question 25

to make an earnest request

Answer 25

Entreat