Hamlet vocab pt 3

Question 1

peruse

Answer 1

to read or examine

Question 2

pithy

Answer 2

concise and meaningful

Question 3

portent

Answer 3

a sign or forewarning

Question 4

precept

Answer 4

a rule guiding conduct or imposing a standard

Question 5

precursor

Answer 5

something that comes before, forerunner

Question 6

prodigal

Answer 6

wasteful, a person given to extravagance

Question 7

profane

Answer 7

showing contempt toward sacred things

Question 8

promontory

Answer 8

land or rock projecting into a body of water

Question 9

reconcile

Answer 9

to reestablish friendship, to resolve a dispute

Question 10

resolute

Answer 10

characterized by a decided purpose

Question 11

replicate

Answer 11

to repeat, copy, or duplicate

Question 12

requite

Answer 12

to make repayment or return

Question 13

sanctify

Answer 13

to set apart for sacred use, to make holy, to purify

Question 14

shrill

Answer 14

a high pitched or piercing sound

Question 15

spurn

Answer 15

to reject or refuse with hostility

Question 16

superfluous

Answer 16

beyond what is needed or required, an oveflow

Question 17

traducer

Answer 17

one who slanders or speaks falsely about someone

Question 18

turbulence

Answer 18

wild or disturbing activity

Question 19

valid

Answer 19

well-grounded, justifiable

Question 20

vulnerable

Answer 20

susceptible

Question 21

wan

Answer 21

very pale and sickly

Question 22

wantonness

Answer 22

immoral, lewd

Question 23

warranted

Answer 23

justified

Question 24

whets

Answer 24

stimulates, sharpens

Question 25

pernicious

Answer 25

very destructive or harmful, deadly