Hamlet Vocab

Question 1

abate

Answer 1

become less intense or widespread

Question 2

aloof

Answer 2

not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant

Question 3

antiquated

Answer 3

old-fashioned or outdated; obsolete

Question 4

chaste

Answer 4

abstaining from extramarital, or from all, sexual intercourse; morally pure

Question 5

chide

Answer 5

scold or rebuke

Question 6

clemency

Answer 6

mercy; lenience; forgiving someone for a crime and making their punishment less severe

Question 7

dearth

Answer 7

a scarcity or lack of something

Question 8

diligent

Answer 8

having or showing care and conscientiousness in one’s work or duties

Question 9

enmity

Answer 9

the state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something; absolute hatred

Question 10

extol

Answer 10

praise enthusiastically; to praise; to glorify

Question 11

germane

Answer 11

relevant to a subject under consideration

Question 12

jaded

Answer 12

tired, bored, or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having too much of something

Question 13

obstinate

Answer 13

stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or chose course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so

Question 14

ostentatious

Answer 14

characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice

Question 15

prodigal

Answer 15

spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant

Question 16

requite

Answer 16

return a favor to; to make repayment or to return

Question 17

vanquish

Answer 17

defeat thoroughly; to conquer or overpower completely