Hamlet Vocab(#5)

Question 1

Usurp(verb)

Answer 1

Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force

Question 2

Portentous(adj)

Answer 2

Of momentous or ominous significance

Question 3

Auspicious(adj)

Answer 3

Auguring(predict) favorable circumstances and good luck

Question 4

Fetter(noun)

Answer 4

A shackle for the ankles or feet

Question 5

Expostulate(verb)

Answer 5

Reason with(someone) for the purpose of dissuasion

Question 6

Carrion(noun)

Answer 6

The dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food

Question 7

Strumpet(noun)

Answer 7

A woman adulterer

Question 8

Affront(verb)

Answer 8

Treat, mention, or speak to rudely

Question 9

Insolence(noun)

Answer 9

An offensive, disrespectful impudent act

Question 10

Pith(noun)

Answer 10

The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

Question 11

Knave(noun)

Answer 11

A deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

Question 12

Garrison(noun)

Answer 12

The troop who maintains and guards a fortified place

Question 13

Scruple(noun)

Answer 13

An ethical or moral principle that inhibits(hinders/restrains) action

Question 14

Exhort(verb)

Answer 14

Force or impel in an indicated direction

Question 15

Superfluous(adj)

Answer 15

More than is needed, desired, or required

Question 16

Indenture(noun)

Answer 16

A concave cut into a surface or edge(as in a coastline)

Question 17

Flagon(noun)

Answer 17

A large metal or pottery vessel with a handle or spout(used to hold alcoholic beverages—typically wine)

Question 18

Imperious(adj)

Answer 18

Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
(Assuming power/authority without justification)