Hamlet Vocab - 2

Question 1

Countenance

Answer 1

Noun, a person’s face or facial expression (I, ii, 245)

Question 2

Grizzled

Answer 2

Adj. Having or being streaked with gray hair (I, ii, 467)

Question 3

Tenable

Answer 3

Adj. Able to be well-kept or guarded against attack or objection

Question 4

Embarked

Answer 4

Verb, to go on board a ship, aircraft or vehicle; to put or take on board a ship or aircraft (I, iii, 1)

Question 5

Crescent

Answer 5

Adj. Growing, increasing, or developing (I, iii, 14-17)

Question 6

Besmirch

Answer 6

Verb, to sully or soil to harm (the reputation of something or someone) (I, iii, 14-16)

Question 7

Cautel

Answer 7

Noun, Craft; deceit,

Question 8

Circumscribed

Answer 8

Verb, restrict (something) within limits or limit the size of something; to draw a shape around another

Question 9

Prodigal

Answer 9

Adj, recklessly spending money and wastefully extravagant; Noun, a person who recklessly spends money

Question 10

Calumnious

Answer 10

Adj, slanderous, defamatory, making false statements to defile someone’s reputation

Question 11

Blastments

Answer 11

Noun, a sudden strike or injury; a harmful or dangerous thing

Question 12

Libertine

Answer 12

Noun, a person who behaves immorally or irresponsibly, especially sexually; Adj, immoral especially in a sexual manner

Question 13

Importuned

Answer 13

Verb, to ask someone pressingly and persistently to do something

Question 14

Traduced

Answer 14

Verb, to speak badly of tell lies about someone as to damage their reputation

Question 15

Porpentine

Answer 15

Noun, porcupine

Question 16

Wanton

Answer 16

Adj., disregarding the feeling or consequence an action may have on others; adjective describing sexually promiscuous woman (II, i, 22-24)

Question 17

Incontinency

Answer 17

Adj. lacking self-restraint

Question 18

Prenominate

Answer 18

Verb, to mention beforehand

Question 19

Expostulate

Answer 19

Verb, to express strong disapproval or disagreement

Question 20

Brevity

Answer 20

Noun, concise and exact use of words in writing or in speech