"Hamlet" Vocabulary List 2

Question 1

Glean

Answer 1

(Verb)
Definition: To gather; To collect.

Sentence:They spent hours gleaning in the wheat fields

Question 2

Sovereign

Answer 2

(Adjective)
Definition: Absolute; Total undisputed/ n.-a king; a monarch.

Sentence: If the state wants to become sovereign to live solely by its own laws, it must obtain a majority of citizen votes for the proposal.

Question 3

Satirical

Answer 3

(Adjective)
Definition: Sarcastic; Biting; Mocking.

Sentence:The latest biography of the president is a satire designed to mock the leader.

Question 4

Rogue

Answer 4

(Noun)
Definition: Villain; fiend; scoundrel.

Sentence:Everyone assumed the rogue talked a female guard into helping him escape from prison.

Question 5

Paragon

Answer 5

(Noun)
Definition: Perfect example; Model; Standard.

Sentence:The chocolate cake contained five types of chocolate and was a paragon of richness.

Question 6

Malefaction

Answer 6

(Noun)
Definition: Evil deeds.

Sentence: The town treasurer has been linked to the kickback scheme and other financial malefactions.

Question 7

Calamity

Answer 7

(Noun)
Definition: Disaster; Cause of great distress.

Sentence: Public calamity was added to private bereavement. It suffered severe calamity from an earthquake, which in 1839 destroyed the greater part of the city.

Question 8

Wantonness

Answer 8

(Adjective)
Definition: Immorality; Extravagance.

Sentence: Some fine mosaics have been here unearthed and immediately destroyed, in sheer wantonness, by the natives quarrying building-stone.

Question 9

Dejected

Answer 9

(Adjective)
Definition: Depressed; Disheartened.

Sentence: The despairing, dejected expression of Natasha’s face caught his eye.

Question 10

Beguile

Answer 10

(Verb)
Definition: To deceive; To cheat.

Sentence: She was cunning enough to beguile her classmates into doing the work for her.