Hamlet vocab pt 1

Question 1

abate

Answer 1

to reduce, in intensity or amount

Question 2

abridge

Answer 2

to shorten, diminish

Question 3

adulterate

Answer 3

to make impure by adding lesser substances, to corrupt

Question 4

apprehend

Answer 4

to seize, arrest, take into custody; understand, become aware

Question 5

bestial

Answer 5

brutality lacking reason, having the attributes of a savage

Question 6

boisterous

Answer 6

rowdy, rough and stormy

Question 7

brazen

Answer 7

shameless, insolent, disrespectful

Question 8

bulwark

Answer 8

a strong defense or something that defends

Question 9

carnal

Answer 9

marked by sexuality that is often frank, crude and unrelieved by higher emotions

Question 10

celestial

Answer 10

pertaining to the sky or heavens

Question 11

chide

Answer 11

to voice disapproval, scold

Question 12

circumscribed

Answer 12

restricted or limited

Question 13

circumvent

Answer 13

to get around something, to outwit, frustrate; avoid

Question 14

auspicious

Answer 14

favorable

Question 15

clemency

Answer 15

leniency

Question 16

communal

Answer 16

pertaining to a group or community

Question 17

conjecture

Answer 17

an inference or conclusion drawn or deduced by surmise or guesswork

Question 18

dexterous

Answer 18

skillful and active with the hands; manually adroit and skillful

Question 19

diligent

Answer 19

characterized by steady, earnest, attentive and energetic effort in a pursuit or study

Question 20

discord

Answer 20

lack of agreement, tension, strife

Question 21

discretion

Answer 21

ability to act on one’s own power of individual decision

Question 22

emulate

Answer 22

to try equal or be like, usually through imitation

Question 23

enmity

Answer 23

positive hatred

Question 24

entreaty

Answer 24

a plea, an earnest request

Question 25

extant

Answer 25

still in existence